Three rounds into the World Boxing Super Series junior welterweight final between Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis, it seemed for certain that the final scores would be all over the place.

While none of the judges were wider than three points apart, their round-by-round scoring suggested a winding road map.

Edingburg, Scotland’s Taylor (16-0, 12KOs) was awarded a well-earned majority decision over New Orleans, Louiana native Regis Prograis in their WBSS final and two-belt unification bout Saturday evening at The O2 in London, England. Benoit Roussel’s scorecard of 114-114 was overruled by scores of 115-113 by Mexico’s Alfredo Polanco and a-bit-too-wide 117-112 turned in by Italy’s Matthew Montella.

An alternate judge was assigned to all WBSS bouts in the event of a tiebreaker needed to avoid a draw. Germany’s Oliver Brien wasn’t required in the end, although his card of 116-112 would have still resulted in a win for Taylor.

Excluding the alternate card, the three official judges were in agreement on just five of the 12 rounds—those five rounds coming in succession in seeing eye to eye on rounds six, seven, eight, nine and 10. All three judges scored rounds six, seven, nine and 10 for Taylor, while awarding round eight in favor of Prograis, who by round 10 already needed a knockout to win the fight.

At the bare minimum, the visiting American needed to sweep the championship rounds to earn a draw and force a tiebreaker, which he seemed to do in finishing strong. It didn’t work out that way, with judge Montella scoring round 11 for Taylor, while judge Polanco somehow awarded Taylor round 12—which on his card avoided a draw.

Rousell was the only judge who failed to come up with a winner, yet was among the most consistent with his ringside peers. The veteran official agreed on eight of the 12 rounds with Montella and all but three rounds with Polanco.

Judges Rousell and Montella both scored rounds three, six, seven, nine and 10 for Taylor, and rounds two, eight and 12 for Prograis.

Just one round apart overall, judges Roussel and Polanco agreed that Taylor was the superior boxer in rounds five, six, seven, nine and 10, while Prograis won rounds one, four, eight and eleven on their respective cards.

Judges Montella and Polanco were just 1½ rounds apart (Montella scored one round even), yet their scorecards suggested they watched two separate fights.

The two agreed on just the five rounds that were scored in unison among all three officials. They disagreed on every frame until the 6th, and carried opposing viewpoints in the championship rounds.

Interestingly, the closest any of the judges came in agreement were in the two widest cards. Montella and alternate judge Brien disagreed on just rounds four and five, while seeing things the same way in the remaining 10 rounds. Their pairing doesn’t sit well, even if Brien’s 116-112 total and Polanco’s 115-113 card were among the most commonly shared viewpoints among fans and media scoring online in real time.

Despite the disparity in round-by-round scoring, the end result was well-received as well as the 12 rounds of action as Taylor and Prograis performed at the highest skill level befitting a unification match and tournament finale.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox