NEW DELHI: Boxing’s international governing body – AIBA – established a probe on Thursday to Indian fighter Amit Panghal’s claim that his departure against Shakhobidin Zoirov from the 52kg closing of the Asian Boxing Championships at Dubai has been”rigged”.
The AIBA ordered its Refereeing and Judging (R&J) Committee to run an”immediate investigation to the work of relevant appointed officials (in the tournament) and document their findings into the AIBA Disciplinary Committee whenever possible, to ascertain if there’s a case to answer or never”.
It included,”If therefore, the Disciplinary Committee will enable an instantaneous independent specialist review to find out if any wrong decisions were obtained as a result of insufficient competence, corruption or manipulation ” Read AlsoScoring has been rigged, stressing unfair,” says Amit PanghalAmit Panghal, among the nation’s strong medal hopes in Tokyo, missing a near 2-3 last bout against Shakhobidin Zoirov from the flyweight class of the Asian match on Monday, even though performing exceptionally well in third and second rounds.
The controversial decision was immediately challenged by theIn a private meeting to TOI upon his return from Dubai on Tuesday, Panghal had alleged misuse in scoring through his struggle against Zoirov.
He had alleged that the judges officiating the bout desired Zoirov to acquire due to their”effect” wielded by strong boxing federations in the Central Asian areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Tokyo Olympics-bound Panghal had dropped (2-3) into the Uzbek pugilist from the flyweight class, even though performing exceptionally well in third and second rounds.
The controversial decision was contested by the Indian team management however also the prosecution commission refused to examine the bout.
Reacting to claims, the AIBA advised that it is mindful of possible problems and allegations regarding the estimating of particular spells at the championships in Dubai and has obtained these allegations”very seriously”.
TOI Impact: AIBA Starts Research to Amit Panghal’s rigging allegations
