Breaking Down The Satoshi Shimizu Vs. Magomed Abdulhamidov Video And How It Reflects On Boxing
This video from the London Olympics is pretty big time right now, and with good reason. Japanese bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu (above) was knocking down Azerbaijani Magomed Abdulhamidov all over the place in the 3rd round Wednesday, and the referee treated it like nothing was happening. Rightfully, the result has been overturned and the referee suspended. Other obligations have kept...
Boxing body expels referee from London Olympics
An Olympic boxing referee from Turkmenistan has been expelled from the London Games over his handling of a bout in which the result was overturned on appeal.
Boxing's governing body, known as AIBA, says referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov ''is on his way back home.''
In a bantamweight fight on Wednesday, Satoshi Shimizu of Japan was declared the loser despite repeatedly...
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British boxers win on wacky night
After four fairly orderly days at the Olympics, perhaps the wacky world of amateur boxing was overdue for an eventful night.
An Iranian heavyweight received a curious disqualification, a Japanese boxer protested a strange loss to a pratfalling bantamweight from Azerbaijan, and two British fighters delighted the home crowd with narrow victories Wednesday night.
Iran's Ali Mazaheri...
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