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.
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