Boxing Referee Attacked :1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS SEOUL KOREA

Many people remember a young Roy Jones Jr. being robbed of a gold medal by corrupt Olympic judges, but few remember the even uglier incident that preceded it. The referee,Keith Walker of New Zealand,was officiating a bantamweight bout between Byeon Jong Il of South Korea and Alexander Hristov of Bulgaria. The fight was an ugly foul-filled affair and Walker had to repeatedly penalize Byeon for head butting.
At the conclusion of the fight Hristov was announced the winner but this only incensed Byeon's countrymen. South Korean boxing officials and coaches stormed the ring and attacked referee Keith Walker with punches, kicks, bottles, and even chairs. The terrified Walker barely escaped serious injury .At the same time,the New Zealand embassy in Seoul was deluged with numerous angry phone calls.So he headed to the airport and took the first plane back to New Zealand.

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• Korea
• 1988
• Olympic Games
• Boxing
• incident
• Hwabyung

[Burghbypass]

This particular boxing tournament was a disgrace to sport. The Roy Jones Jnr fight result was an insult to the millions who watched it.