介绍:
The often overlooked world of youth boxing suddenly came into the limelight after footage of a horrific attack on a referee went viral. Croatian boxer Vido Loncar attacked a referee after a light-heavyweight bout at the European Youth Championships in Zagreb.
The referee stepped into stop Loncar's fight with Lithuania's Algirdas Baniulis, because Loncar was deemed unable to continue.
Both fighters returned to their corners, but when the final decision was announced Loncar pounced to attack the ref. He punched him repeatedly even while the official lay prone on the floor.
Loncar didn't stop until he was forcibly removed from the ring.
Croatia's boxing team director Zeljko Mavrovic attempted to justify Loncar's violent outburst.
(today/sound 1022 Zeljko)
"I believe that he is not a butcher or as bad as this act makes him look. This was part of his excessive ambition in that moment, a wish... I personally know how much he wanted to join the three other (Croatian) boxers who were winning medals at the big competitions. He could have been the fourth one during this competition, he was expecting a lot from himself, but at the end he allowed himself an act that is ugly, unforgivable and will harm him in his future (professional) life. Me personally, as a sportsperson, a boxer, somebody who was following the sport and the history of books - I don't recall any acts like that in the (boxing) ring.I haven't seen it before, nor in professional boxing, not among the boxers who had a reputation as aggressive (ones)."
