POSTED: Saturday August 29th 2009
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Boxing: AIBA World Championship scoring more transparent than ever

The public will be able to see not only the running scores during the matches but also the accepted scores of the five judges adjudicating the contest.

For the very first time at the AIBA World Championships, starting
on Tuesday in Milan, the public will be able to see not only the
running scores during the matches but also the accepted scores of the
five judges adjudicating the contest. AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu
announced the news at the pre-tournament press conference, held earlier
today in Milan.

In the scoring system until now, five judges
operate a scoring device pressing a red button when the red boxer is
deemed to have thrown a scoring punch and a blue button when the blue
boxer is deemed to have thrown a scoring punch. Where three or more of
the five judges press a button of a given colour within one second, a
point is scored by the boxer of that colour. In Milan, for the first
time in boxing history, scoring will be totally open and the spectators
will be able to follow the accepted scores on the screen.

“This
is a completely open system,” said AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu. “I
believe this is a very important step towards the total transparency of
our sport. We are taking this move because we want scoring to be really
open to every spectator trying to understand the boxing competition.”

President
Wu added: “In order to prevent any possible interference with the
neutrality of the referees and judges, AIBA has selected the 45 best
referees and judges for this World Championships.

“By doing
this we can guarantee the competitors the very best professional
judgment. All the boxers will receive an absolutely fair judging and we
are entirely sure that AIBA will achieve its goal of fair play.”

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Keywords · Boxing · AIBA · AIBA World Championships · Milan

Name: Richard Baker
Organization: AIBA - International Boxing Association
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URL: http://www.aiba.org/

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