On September 11 at Milan Boxing Championship, Armenian boxer representing Russia, Misha Aloyan (weight category under 51) was beaten 7:8 by Tugtsog Niyambar of Mongolia, winning only a bronze medal.
After the 2nd round Aloyan was leading 6:2, leaving no doubts as to his victory. Still in the third round he started to evade his rival, fighting with lowered hands. After 2 missed blows he rose hands, but still avoided the fight. The boxers’ advantage gradually disappeared, and with a score of 7:6, leading Aloyan was shown a notice 15 seconds before the end of the round, which brought 8:7 victory to Mongolian boxer.
Russian Boxing Federation Vice President Evgeniy Sudakov stated that the referee was acting in accordance with rules, and unfortunately the sportsman who showed a good game all through the championship, lacked experience to bring him final victory.
