Ammann, the Australian cruiserweight champion, lost his fourth fight in 24 bouts by a unanimous points decision to Kiwi Shane Cameron in their 10-round bout on Wednesday night in Perth.

Hallett said his Stockton brawler had proven he was a world-class boxer despite the defeat in a bout he described as being "50-50".

Hallett said Ammann's bout had been forgotten due to the controversy of Briggs's 29-second knockout in the main event.

"Unfortunately bad news travels faster than good news. Today there was three pages in the West Australian [newspaper] dedicated to the fight last night, and none of it mentions the undercard at all," Hallett said yesterday.

The confusion and drama in the aftermath the main event caused in Perth also robbed Hallett of a chance to negotiate future fights for Ammann.

"I thought Daniel and Shane's fight was the fight of the night. What exactly happens from here I don't know," he said.

"Usually we get together after boxing and talk and make deals. That was all knocked out the door last night because there was bit of a panic going on."

Backstage at Challenge Stadium was as crazy as the ringside action.

"It was pretty wild, just madness," Ammann said yesterday.

"I could barely get back to my dressing room to get my gear out. Security was crazy . . . I got grabbed three times last night just getting back to the dressing room - I thought I was going to have to fight again."

Cameron dominated Ammann early before the Doberman started to turn the contest his way in the fifth round.

Ammann's next challenge is expected to be an Australian cruiserweight title defence against 2004 Olympian Adam Forsyth, who is undefeated in seven professional bouts, possibly in late September.