Ugly scuffles at Asiad boxing after Iraqi loses

File photo of Jaafar Al Sudani of Iraq (in blue) competes against Mario Fernandez of the Philippines (in red) during the men

JAKARTA: Ugly scuffles broke out in the arena between cornermen and security staff after an Iraqi fighter lost a split decision to an Indonesian opponent in their Asian Games bantamweight boxing quarter-final Wednesday.

Local favourite Sunan Agung Amoragam and Iraq’s Jaafar Al Sudani had gone toe-to-toe for three pulsating rounds in Jakarta before the Indonesian’s hand was held aloft on a 4-1 decision by the five judges.