Boxing result overturned
AIBA has overturned the result of the bantamweight clash between Satoshi Shimizu and Magomed Abdulhamidov.
Last Updated: 02/08/12 9:52am
Amateur boxing's world governing body AIBA has overturned the result of Wednesday's bantamweight clash between Satoshi Shimizu and Magomed Abdulhamidov.
Abdulhamidov had been given a 22-17 victory despite being floored six times in the final round and penalised two points.
The furious Japanese team immediately announced their intention to appeal the decision and their complaint was upheld, with Shimizu being awarded the win after a review.
"The boxer from Azerbaijan fell down six times during the final round," the competition jury said in a statement.
"According to our rules, the referee should have counted at least three times. Following the AIBA Technical and Competition rules, the decision should have been RSC (Referee Stop Contest)."
Shimizu had reacted with astonishment to the original verdict, saying: "I am so shocked about the result. I don't understand how I didn't win.
"I don't understand why the judges went against me. He fell down and the referee gave him almost 10 seconds to recover, which is not fair."
