India's new teenage Asian Games lightweight boxing champion has hit back at claims from his vanquished Chinese opponent that he only won gold because he was "a good actor".
India's new teenage Asian Games lightweight boxing champion has hit back at claims from his vanquished Chinese opponent that he only won gold because he was "a good actor".
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Krishan Vikas snatched Hu Qing's title 5-4 on points with Hu angrily pointing a finger at Kyrgyz referee Bedaly Alymkulov after he penalised the Chinese for dangerous punches, leaving Vikas on the canvas apparently in pain.
"I'm a boxer, not an actor. When he throws under-the-belt punches, he knows that he threw under-the-belt punches -- and so did the referee," said Vikas, 18, calling it "one of the biggest days of my life".
A furious Hu, who won gold at the Asian Games in 2006, had accused Vikas of feigning injury.
"I hit my opponent below the belt but not the crotch," said Hu after the controversial bout late Thursday.
"The referee gave my opponent two points after this because my opponent was a good actor.
"But it was not my opponent who defeated me, it was the referee."
Hu also said Alymkulov should have intervened during the final round.
"In the last round my opponent was inactive and not fighting. The referee should have warned him, but he didn't," said Hu.
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