'Daylight robbery'
The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy has vowed to report Walter 'The Executioner' Kautondokwa's loss over the weekend to the WBO.
Walter 'The Executioner' Kautondokwa's controversial loss to Kazakhstan's Kanat Islam will be reported to the World Boxing Organisation (WBO).
The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy, as well as a top boxing website, have called the points' decision in favour of Islam in the middleweight international title fight “daylight robbery”.
According to Boxing Scene, Kautondokwa was ahead on all the judges' scorecards, but emerged as the loser to everybody's surprise.
Experts who spoke to the boxing website said Islam started the fight well and dropped Kautondokwa in round five, but was nowhere to be seen after that, as the Namibian dominated proceedings.
They said that Islam looked tired and defeated, and tried by all means to survive and avoid a knockout.
“Boxing Scene scored the fight 95-94 in favour of the Namibian. However, the Kazakhstan judges took everybody by surprise, scoring the fight 99-92 (to Islam), which means that even if Kautondokwa knocked Islam down, he would still have lost based on this wide score by the judges,” said Kautondokwa's promoter Nestor Tobias.
“Boxing has seen many controversial decisions, but this was clear robbery and we will report this matter to the WBO with immediate effect. I'm not sure what fight the judges watched, but clearly they decided that Islam was going to win, come what may, which is unfortunate.” Tobias added he is proud of Kautondokwa.
“He gave a good account of himself and should have won, but we will leave this matter in the WBO's hands,” he said.
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The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy, as well as a top boxing website, have called the points' decision in favour of Islam in the middleweight international title fight “daylight robbery”.
According to Boxing Scene, Kautondokwa was ahead on all the judges' scorecards, but emerged as the loser to everybody's surprise.
Experts who spoke to the boxing website said Islam started the fight well and dropped Kautondokwa in round five, but was nowhere to be seen after that, as the Namibian dominated proceedings.
They said that Islam looked tired and defeated, and tried by all means to survive and avoid a knockout.
“Boxing Scene scored the fight 95-94 in favour of the Namibian. However, the Kazakhstan judges took everybody by surprise, scoring the fight 99-92 (to Islam), which means that even if Kautondokwa knocked Islam down, he would still have lost based on this wide score by the judges,” said Kautondokwa's promoter Nestor Tobias.
“Boxing has seen many controversial decisions, but this was clear robbery and we will report this matter to the WBO with immediate effect. I'm not sure what fight the judges watched, but clearly they decided that Islam was going to win, come what may, which is unfortunate.” Tobias added he is proud of Kautondokwa.
“He gave a good account of himself and should have won, but we will leave this matter in the WBO's hands,” he said.
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