Alex Winwood has been left dumbfounded after his boxing quarter-final was stopped early within the second spherical in opposition to Zambia's Patrick Chinyemba, in what was described as an "outrage" on the Commonwealth Video games.
Winwood dominated the primary spherical with 4 of the 5 judges awarding it to the Aussie, touchdown two proper palms.
At the beginning of the second spherical, the Australian was dropped by a proper from his opponent, however he acquired up seemingly unaffected by the shot. Nevertheless, he was bizarrely dominated to have been knocked out with the bout waved off regardless of the 25-year-old showing secure.
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"I discover that unattainable to consider, completely unattainable to consider. That struggle mustn’t have been stopped. That's not a stoppage. That's an outrage," Jon Harker stated in commentary for Channel 7.
The Aussie was emotional when he spoke after the struggle, with the boxer near tears.
"It was a reasonably quick name. I gained the primary spherical, and I assumed I gained it fairly simply," he stated.
Harker added: "She didn't give him an opportunity to rise up, she was waving it away earlier than he acquired to his ft. And take a look at the way in which he’s strolling, not an issue in anyway.
"That struggle mustn’t have been stopped. I'm not saying he was going to go on and win, who is aware of? However that’s not a stoppage."
Australian Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside stated the struggle was referred to as off too early, however Winwood had left the choice open as he appeared away after getting up off the bottom.
"That's heartbreaking for Alex. No means that's a stoppage," Garside stated.
"He wasn't damage, he did flip his again which provides the referee some empathy, however you've acquired to attend for the particular person to rise up and provides them eight seconds," he stated.
"She waved it off means too quickly."
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Originally posted 2022-10-12 16:03:43.