| BoxingTalk Story |
By Scott Shaffer
02/08/2021
French Olympic super heavyweight Mourad Aliev filed an application on August 2nd over the decision taken by the referee to disqualify him from his quarterfinal bout against Great Britain's Frazer Clarke. In Saturday's bout, Aliev was warned, then disqualified for using his head. He immediately went nuts, but protested the result and remained in the ring for over 30 minutes. Clarke had cuts over both eyes and it is unknown if he will be cleared to continue boxing, be it for a resumed bout vs. Aliev or a semi-final bout. Aliev seeks the annulment of the referee’s decision to disqualify him as well as of the decision taken by the Director of the IOC Boxing Task Force which confirmed the disqualification. Aliev requests that the bout recommence from the beginning of the second round, with a different referee and new judges.The panel of CAS (Court of Arbitration of Sport, the official dispute resolution forum of the Olympics) arbitrators appointed to decide this dispute will hold a hearing and issue a final decision as soon as possible thereafter.