The only Frenchman still competing in the boxing tournament of the Tokyo Olympics, Mourad Aliev was eliminated on disqualification from the referee in the + 91 kg category on Sunday, which the boxer saw as an injustice.
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"
It's unfair, everyone saw that I won
", protested Aliev, still in the ring, when the referee had just informed him of his disqualification for a head butt to his opponent the Briton Frazer Clarke.
Incredulous and angry, Aliev, who seemed to dominate the fight after a given first round winning 3 judges to 2, then circled in the ring, going to see his opponent to say "
I won
".
During the fight, Clarke had to be treated twice by the left browbone, and it was after the second treatment that the referee, grouping the boxers, announced his decision.
After the officialization of the result by the speaker, the Frenchman then made the sign “no” with his fingers in front of the cameras.
Still sitting on the edge of the ring a few minutes after the decision, the Frenchman and his clan did not seem to believe it.
"
It is not possible, I won, everyone saw it
", continued to repeat Aliev who refused to leave the combat area for long minutes.
The elimination of Aliev marks the end of hopes for medals for France in boxing in Tokyo, since no tricolor representative is in contention.
Boxing, a formidable provider of medals in Rio in 2016 (six medals, two titles), therefore leaves the Tokyo Games without a single medal.
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