Wednesday, 1 August 2012

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




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