Duke Ragan has the rude triumph.
This Saturday morning, in Tokyo, the American boxer allowed himself to chamber his French rival Samuel Kistohurry by sending him two fingers of honor when leaving the ring.
Too messy and victim of the precision of the amateur vice-world champion in 2017, the French (-57kg) was dominated in the first round of this first round, before coming back to the match.
But the 25-year-old Bordeaux featherweight was finally eliminated on points, two judges having given him the winner, against three in favor of his opponent.
A scandal, according to the French.
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“I am disgusted to be eliminated, I do not understand.
The American refused the fight, he was not at the level, he is not a class boxer, had expressed himself Kistohurry (26 years old), dejected.
I put on some speed and I think I won the second and third round by a lot.
It is a decision that pains my heart.
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☮️ OLYMPIC SPIRIT ⁉️
🥊 After beating Frenchman Samuel Kistohurry on points, boxer Duke Ragan sent him a ... double middle finger! # Tokyo2020 #JeuxOlympiques #HomeOfTheOlympics pic.twitter.com/n2ZO4IeAKL
- Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) July 24, 2021
It remains to be seen whether this unsportsmanlike gesture could lead to an exclusion for Duke Ragan. In any case, we have the first controversy of this Olympic fortnight.