They Voted for Reforms
Amateur boxing wasn’t in good shape at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Controversial judging decisions, pervasive corruption, decrease of TV-audience,
and other shortcomings were evident. Of course, some of them still persist. For example, today’s cumbersome gloves and headgear considerably reduce fighting capabilities of pugilists. Just two
places in Olympic Games for super-heavyweight boxers from Asia are not enough for this populous continent. But within the last four years things noticeably changed. As a result, the current
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