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Champ’s tourney badge cancelled
The loss of accreditation will deny Petrova access to the competition area.
New Delhi: The International Boxing Association cancelled former world champion Stanimira Petrova’s accreditation at the ongoing Women’s Boxing World championships on Tuesday after the world body ruled that her allegation of corruption by judges was not backed by evidence.
The Bulgarian, a 54kg gold medallist in 2014, accused the judges of corruption after losing her 57kg pre-quarterfinal bout to India’s Sonia on Monday, which the Indian won in a 3-2 split decision.
Aiba’s decision to revoke Petrova’s accreditation came a day after her coach Petar Yosifov Lesov, a former flyweight Olympic gold medallist, was barred from the corner for throwing a water bottle inside the ring after the bout.
The loss of accreditation will deny Petrova access to the competition area.
“Ms. Petrova has made false and misleading statements regarding the Aiba officials. So, Aiba has decided to extend the removal of the accreditation to the Bulgarian boxer Stanimira Petrova (57kg) due to her unacceptable and unsportsmanlike conduct,” Aiba executive director Tom Virgets explained.
