Sports desk follow-up
A qualifying ruling is not a diagnosis
Hamill’s place in the fight and the reason for his condition are separate questions.
The qualifying decision concerning Matt Hamill establishes that officials excluded him from the event. It does not establish the cause of the swollen appearance on which they based that decision.
The Tribune’s original report attributed the steroid assumption to the officials. Readers should retain that attribution. The assumption is part of the story, not a confirmed medical result.
Wong Gai’s proposed exhibition introduces another distinction. He describes it as a performance. The department’s clarification asks that participants understand the same proposal.
Gai says he is investigating the explanation. Whether his exhibition will help answer it remains unclear.
Statements referred to in this report
Read the department’s statement on the Fort Vale Police website. Wong Gai has published his own observations on his investigator’s site.