Paris: Indian boxer Nishant Dev’s dream of winning a medal was shattered. Boxer Nishant Dev faced Marco Verde of Mexico in the quarter finals of the 71 kg weight category of boxing on Sunday. Here Nishant lost 1-4 despite a tough fight. In the boxing event of Paris Olympics, 4 out of 5 judges gave Nishant Dev 10-10 points in the first round. In the second round, Nishant hit many punches on the Mexican boxer but in this round only 2 out of 5 judges gave Nishant 10-10 points. Nishant was defeated in the third round and the judges declared Marco Verde the winner.
Vijender Singh, who had earlier won a bronze medal in the Olympic boxing event, expressed surprise at Nishant Dev’s defeat. The special thing is that even the commentators during the competition were surprised at the judges’ decision. Vijender wrote on Instagram that he did not know the scoring system. However, Nishant played very well. On the other hand, after Nishant Dev’s defeat, fans are alleging that the judges have deliberately sided with Verde and defeated the Indian boxer. The special thing about this competition was that no judge sided with the same player in all three rounds. The German judge gave points to the Mexican boxer in the first round, but sided with Nishant Dev in the second round. If Nishant had won this match, he could have brought at least one more bronze medal for India.
I don’t know what’s the scoring system but I think very close fight..he played so well..koi na bhai #NishantDev
— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) August 3, 2024
It’s not time to play safe and be diplomatic..
You should raise your voice…
It was clear he literally won the game with clear margin..
This is robbery, nothing else..
Clear cheating ?— AstroCounselKK?? (@AstroCounselKK) August 3, 2024
This is cheating. If anyone watches the match again, Nishant is a clear winner.
— Inder J Gusain (@OfficialInderJ) August 3, 2024
THIS IS ROBBERY!! Nishant Dev was the clear winner. Boxing is so rigged, no one knows how the judges are scoring. No transparency, just unorganized & based on favoritism & luck. WWE matches make more sense than this clownery they call boxing rn!#Boxing #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/qyra7K7qVV
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) August 3, 2024
India has won 3 bronze medals in Paris Olympics so far. India has won all the bronze medals in Paris Olympics in shooting events. Women shooter Manu Bhaker has won 2 out of 3 bronze medals for India. More players from India are still participating in Paris Olympics. It is expected that India will win more medals. Among them, a gold medal is also expected from Neeraj Chopra.