Georgian boxer Lasha Guruli said he was offered a large sum of money before the final match of the European Championship against the Russian Tarkhan Idigova .
On Sunday, Idigov defeated Guruli and won gold at the European Championship in the weight category up to 67 kg. Guruli refused to continue the fight after the second round. At the award ceremony, the representative of Georgia took off his medal, after which he shook hands with everyone, including Idigov, and did not take a joint photo with all the medalists .
— I decided to comment on this whole situation after the Paris Olympics. I will only say one thing: on the eve of the fight, we were offered a large sum of money. They didn’t want me in the ring. When they received the final answer, they said that they would achieve this victory at all costs.
My strategy in this fight was to work at a distance so that there was no possibility of exchanging blows. The Russian boxer lost the first round by a long shot. I didn’t think the judges would have a choice, but they still gave him a 4-1 lead,” Guruli said, as quoted by Inside the Games.
Russian athletes participated in the European Championships in Belgrade by decision of the International Boxing Association (IBA).
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