1.8.12 Olympic Boxing Farce

I watched a referee being a complete nob, disqualifying an Iranian boxer for no good reason.  The Cuban bloke won after the Iranian was warned again for holding, and disqualified.  The supposed offence was so minor that it was not worth commenting upon.  The Cuban had himself already been warned.  I think the Cuban was embarrassed to be declared the winner in these circumstances.

I do not blame the disqualified boxer for refusing to stand next to the ref for the result.  He left the ring having congratulated the people in the Cuban corner.  Pathetic refereeing, and not for the first time, boxing in the Olympics is a bit of a farce.

Next up, an Italian turned up, stepped into the ring, and was then declared the winner.  It was all a formality because his opponent had not attended the weigh-in earlier in the day.  The Italian held his gloves aloft and celebrated the 'walk-through' win.  Olympic entertainment of the highest order.

I've often heard commentators wrongly refer to Ukraine as 'The Ukraine', but was not expecting to hear during the commentary:

"The man from The Ecuador"

Kazakhstan put a six-foot-nine-inch boxer into the ring, against a tiny six-feet-three German, in the Super-heavyweight category.  It was unsurprisingly an uneven contest.

I missed the absurd refereeing that led to a boxer from Azerbaijan being declared the winner in a contest against Japan.  I believe the reports completely, as I cannot see how anyone has much faith in officialdom when it comes to Olympic boxing.

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