Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Boxing: Judges come under fire amid "fix" claims (Reuters)

Iran's Ali Mazaheri (L) refuses to take part in the decision after being disqualified during his Men's Heavy (91kg) Round of 16 boxing match against Jose Larduet Gomez of Cuba at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic judges came under fire on Wednesday with one fighter accusing them of "a fix", another appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls. Iran's heavyweight Ali Mazaheri cried foul when leading by two points going into the second round against Cuban Jose Larduet Gomez. The Iranian was disqualified after being warned three times for persistent holding. "It was a fix. ...




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