MANCHESTER, Aug 1: The Ugandan boxing judge at the centre of a Commonwealth Games row Wednesday demanded an apology for his suspension from the competition.

David Agong was pulled from judging after the head of the Amateur International Boxing Federation, Prof Anwar Chowdhry of Pakistan, said he was guilty of making “political decisions” in a bout between Scotland’s Kevin Anderson and Asghar Ali Shah of Pakistan.

Anderson won the match on Saturday 29-18, but Agong found himself out in the cold as the boxing authorities made good on their stated intention to clamp down on poor officiating.

Agong, however, saw it otherwise and said that he had not made any decision that was worthy of the suspension.

“I want to set the record straight,” he said in a statement.

“Out of five judges, four of them — Uganda, Canada, New Zealand and England — gave the bout to Anderson. One judge gave it to Pakistan.

“According to evidence at hand there is no political decision.

“I am also not aware of any political rivalry between Uganda as a country and the two countries involved in this bout.”

He demanded an apology from Chowdhry.—AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....