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BANNED JUDGE PONDERS LEGAL CHALLENGE

By Mark Staniforth, PA Sport

The suspended judge at the centre of the Commonwealth Games scoring scandal tonight said he would consider legal action against Amateur International Boxing Association president Anwar Chowdhry.

Ugandan David Agong has been suspended indefinitely after being accused by Chowdhry of making "political decisions" during a first round light-middleweight contest between Scotland's Kevin Anderson and Pakistani Asghar Ali Shah.

But Agong's score for Anderson tallied with three of the other four judges - while the Zimbabwean who scored in favour of Shah went unpunished.

Agong accused Chowdhry - who will be re-elected unopposed as AIBA president for a 16th year this autumn - of "destroying my reputation not only at home but worldwide".

He added: "I am 58 years old and I have been in boxing for 40 years. I am a grade A official and I know what I am doing.

"I have got nothing against Pakistan and I have never been to Scotland. I will come to think about legal action.

"I like Dr Chowdhry. Uganda has voted for him. He must be crazy to punish me for nothing."

Agong scored 39-25 in favour of Anderson in a contest which all present agreed the Scot had won convincingly. Canada scored 32-25, New Zealand 39-27 and England 30-23 all in his favour. Zimbabwe scored 32-27 for Shah.

Referee Stephen Kofi Antwi of Ghana was also handed a two-day ban.

Agong, who is president of the All Africa Boxing Federation, said he feared the repercussions of the scandal when he returned home.

"I am a man who represents Africa. The front pages of the newspapers in Uganda have a big picture of me and the words "political scandal" underneath. My reputation has been destroyed completely."

Chowdhry would make no comment to the media when made aware of Agong's claims.

 
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