Greek national boxing coach Artur Mikaelian said refereeing cost his team at least two gold medals at the U19 World Championships, where Greece won one bronze.
What we know
- Greece ended the U19 World Boxing Championships with one bronze (Petros Konstantinoudis, 60 kg) and one fifth place (Giannis Poumpouridis, 85 kg).
- Coach Artur Mikaelian says Greece could have won at least two gold medals and blames the refereeing and judging.
Reported, not confirmed
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Mikaelian says Theofanous (90 kg) and Tsamtsis (75 kg) were wronged in the same way; the organizers have not responded.
Fightsports Greece
Greek national team coach Artur Mikaelian criticized the officiating at the U19 World Boxing Championships after Greece's campaign ended, Fightsports.gr reports. Greece took a bronze through Petros Konstantinoudis at 60 kg and a fifth place through Giannis Poumpouridis at 85 kg.
Mikaelian said his boxers could have won at least two gold medals. He claimed a system used by the referees had been noticed by other coaches too, and said Thanasis Theofanous (90 kg) and Alexandros Tsamtsis (75 kg) were wronged in the same way.
He said Poumpouridis was dominant in his quarterfinal against an Uzbek boxer but lost on the cards, and that Konstantinoudis lost his semifinal to an Irish boxer despite scoring a knockdown in round three. The organizers have not responded in the coverage.
Mikaelian said his boxers could have won at least two gold medals. He claimed a system used by the referees had been noticed by other coaches too, and said Thanasis Theofanous (90 kg) and Alexandros Tsamtsis (75 kg) were wronged in the same way.
He said Poumpouridis was dominant in his quarterfinal against an Uzbek boxer but lost on the cards, and that Konstantinoudis lost his semifinal to an Irish boxer despite scoring a knockdown in round three. The organizers have not responded in the coverage.
- Summary
- Greek national boxing coach Artur Mikaelian said refereeing cost his team at least two gold medals at the U19 World Championships, where Greece won one bronze.
- Key points (one per line)
- Greece finished with a bronze from Petros Konstantinoudis (60 kg) and a fifth place from Giannis Poumpouridis (85 kg)
Mikaelian says judges and referees used a 'methodical system' against his boxers
He cites bouts of Thanasis Theofanous, Alexandros Tsamtsis, Poumpouridis and Konstantinoudis
These are his claims; no ruling by the organizers is reported
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- Fightsports Greece | https://www.fightsports.gr/boxing/%ce%b1%cf%81%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%8d%cf%81-%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%ac%ce%bd-%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%8d%cf%83%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b5-%ce%bd%ce%b1-%ce%ad%cf%87%ce%bf%cf%85/
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