Beaten on points by a split decision by the Frenchman Djamili-Dini Aboudou, the Algerian heavyweight boxer Mourad Kadi, in tears, cried injustice this Monday, July 29 at the Arena Paris Nord.
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From our special correspondent at the Arena Paris Nord,
Tears mixed with sweat, a tight throat, a trembling voice, slumped shoulders… Mourad Kadi’s entire body expressed the distress of the Algerian boxer, beaten on Monday July 29 by the Frenchman Aboudou at the Arena Nord, where the boxing matches of the JO 2024The Algerian had a hard time digesting this setback and the judges’ decision to give the victory to his opponent.
” This defeat left me with a bitter taste, because I was not given my victory. I suffered an injustice and I demand justice, that’s all, claims the heavyweight boxer (over 92 kilos). We are all athletes. We all deserved to come here to the Olympics. I sacrificed myself. I gave my body and soul for the Olympics. I made a lot of sacrifices. I trained every day. I didn’t give myself a break. To come here and see this injustice, it’s really something unworthy. I demand justice.. »
Aboudou : ” If he wants, I’ll give him another round… »
Mourad Kadi believes he was robbed of victory, especially in the first round when his opponent found himself on the mat. Was it due to a blow or a slip? The judges must have thought of the second hypothesis, since it was the Frenchman who was declared the winner of this round.
” First round, second round, third round, he didn’t do anything, he just ran into the ring “, hammers the Algerian when speaking of his opponent. Aboudou Moindze, as a happy winner, did not want to enter into the controversy. ” I let him say it, if he thinks it’s an injustice. I, from the first to the last minute, I controlled the fight. If he wants, I give him another round “, suggests ironically the French boxer of Comorian origin.
Brahim Asloum, a retired boxer and Olympic medalist in 2000, is now a television consultant. While he understands the Algerian’s bitterness, he believes that there is no debate about the Frenchman’s victory: ” I encourage him (Kadi) to watch the video of the fight again, he will realize that he was a little late compared to the Frenchman. ” Not sure that this will console Mourad Kadi.
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