Indian boxer Nishant Dev’s defeat in the men’s 71kg category boxing quarter-final round at the 2024 Paris Olympics has shocked sports fans, leading to outrage. social media. Dev lost in the quarterfinal bout to Mexico’s Marco Verde Alvarez after a split decision loss.
Reacting to the news, Randeep Hooda called it “regrettable”. In a post on X, the actor wrote, “Nishant had won .. what is this score? Took away the medal but won the heart.. Sad!! More to go!”
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Nishant had won .. .. .. .. .. What is scoring ? Lost the medal but won the heart.. Sad!! And much more to go bro!! #Nishant Dev #Olympic Games #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/idg6exkOq1
— Randeep Hoda (@RandeepHoda) August 3, 2024
Indian boxing champion Vijender Singh, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, also questioned the scoring system. “I don’t know what the scoring system is but I think it’s a very close fight..he plays very well..koi na bhai (let him go bro!),” he wrote on X.
I don’t know what the scoring system is but I think it’s a very close fight..he plays very well..koi na bhai #Nishant Dev
— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) August 3, 2024
Anger on social media
Nishant Dev’s defeat did not go down well with sports fans, who accused the judges of being “unfair”. Reacting to the news, one user wrote, “This is a robbery!! Nishant Dev is the clear winner. Boxing is so rigged, no one knows how the judges are scoring. No transparency, just disorganized and Based on favoritism and luck. WWE matches make more sense than this clown they call boxing RN!”
This is robbery!! Nishant Dev was the clear winner. Boxing is so rigged, no one knows how the judges are scoring. No transparency, just disorganized and based on favoritism and luck. WWE matches make more sense than this clown they call boxing RN!#Boxing #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/qyra7K7qVV
— Sohom (@Avarhoon) August 3, 2024
“Nishant Dev, stripped of a medal, is embroiled in a massive scandal involving corruption, bribery and match-fixing, with judges tipping each other to manipulate results. The Olympics have seen similar events before. There have been problems, many judges and referees have been removed due to dubious results, showing a consistent lack of fairness and transparency.Justice for Nishant Dev!
Nishant Dev, stripped of the medal, is embroiled in a massive scandal involving corruption, bribery and match-fixing, with judges tipping each other to manipulate the results.
The Olympics have faced similar problems before, leading to the removal of many judges and referees… pic.twitter.com/OInviSOAE5
— WitOfSid (@WitOfSid) August 3, 2024
Clearly the umpires robbed the game.
A clear cheat Nishant Dev was the clear winner 💔
Shame on you #Olympics Community 💔🤮
Worst decision ever seen 💔#fraud #Olympics2024#Nishant Dev #OlympicGamesParis2024 #Boxing pic.twitter.com/pagDK463Hm
— Goldy Bihari (@goldybihari) August 3, 2024
I couldn’t believe it. #Nishant Dev Loses a quarter #Boxing #Olympia2024 Very strong action with powerful punches and perfect counter reactions but he lost though! Still don’t know the proper rules in boxing! Disappointed! #nishantdevvsmarcoverde #India #marcoverde pic.twitter.com/G79JBASVVT
— Rathan Mouli (@razormouli) August 3, 2024
Dev is the fifth Indian boxer to be eliminated from the Paris Olympic Games. They lost 4–1 in the quarterfinals.