AIBA overturns Azeri boxer’s win at Olympics
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has overturned the result of the Olympic boat involving Azerbaijani Magomed Abdulhamidov and Japanese Satoshi Shimizu won by the Azerbaijani athlete.
According to the information, the protest lodged by the Japanese corner is accepted and the result of this bout overturned.
The boxer from Azerbaijan fell down six times during the 3rd round. According to the rules, the referee should have counted at least three times. In this case, following the AIBA Technical & Competition Rules, the decision should have been RSC (Referee Stop Contest).
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