In a bizarre finale, El Maachi out-Wittered the Hitter as the pair threw unorthadox punches from long range, most of which missed by a mile.
Witter, 37, entered the final as a hot favourite after dominating his first two fights but was unable to get to grips with El Maachi, who looked the stronger of the pair.
Witter found himself on the deck twice as the pair tangled, while the Moroccan also sent his opponent spinning right out of the ring and into a helpless cameraman as the brawl descended into farce.
The Sheffield man, who won the WBC light-welterweight title fours years ago, landed the cleanest shot in the early seconds that left El Maachi dazed, but that was as good as it got.
To be fair to El Maachi, he was the more accurate of the finalists during a forgetable nine minutes that was a nightmare for the judges, one of whom unsurprisingly had it a draw.
But the other two gave it to El Maachi by a round, leaving Witter to ponder an uncertain future following a fourth loss in seven.
Witter, 37, entered the final as a hot favourite after dominating his first two fights but was unable to get to grips with El Maachi, who looked the stronger of the pair.
Witter found himself on the deck twice as the pair tangled, while the Moroccan also sent his opponent spinning right out of the ring and into a helpless cameraman as the brawl descended into farce.
The Sheffield man, who won the WBC light-welterweight title fours years ago, landed the cleanest shot in the early seconds that left El Maachi dazed, but that was as good as it got.
To be fair to El Maachi, he was the more accurate of the finalists during a forgetable nine minutes that was a nightmare for the judges, one of whom unsurprisingly had it a draw.
But the other two gave it to El Maachi by a round, leaving Witter to ponder an uncertain future following a fourth loss in seven.
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