[Sports] Asian Championships: Amit Panghal goes down 3-2 in a dodgy split decision to Uzbek Zoirov

[Mr.Talha]

 

Amit Panghal lost the Asian Championships final despite three out of five judges scoring the last two rounds for him. That such scorelines aren’t an anomaly but the norm is what makes the 10-point must system so bewildering.

The 3-2 split decision loss means Panghal has now lost all three bouts against Uzbek rival Shakobidin Zoirov. His dismissive, “of course” head shake, however, told the story. Even the previous defeat, in Russia last month, wasn’t as one-sided as the 5-0 scoreline suggested.

“This time Amit deserved the decision,” an exasperated High-Performance director Santiago Nieva told The Indian Express. “The second round was pretty clear (for Amit). The third round was closer but still in our favour. Even the first was close.”