“It was an obvious trade; people shamelessly approached the referees and bought the results. This is simply disgusting. I talked to European Boxing Confederation representative and asked: “What’s going on?”, “When is trade in boxing going to end?” The representative said that the trade will end only when amateur sport will no longer exist. It’s just ridiculous. In fights, when referees are supposed to make a decision about the winner, the victory is given to the athlete, who paid money for it. There were even some disputes. The Turkish athlete, who had advantage over his competitor, lost the game by the decision of the referees. He didn’t want to leave the ring, he fought, but it was useless,” Torosyan told Mediamax Sport.
He noted that the same happened to three of his athletes. Regarding Narek Manasyan, who became bronze medalist of the European Championship, Torosyan said:
“Narek was wining with obvious advantage, he knocked out his competitors. That’s why he got the medal. He really lost in 1/2 final, as the competitor was really more experienced. Still I can tell you that we have some talented athletes, and we need to continue our daily efforts.”
