Boxing officials suspend all referees and judges from 2016 Olympics – Los Angeles Times

If you thought some of the boxing decisions from the recent 2016 Summer Olympics were questionable, the sport’s international federation shares your concern.

International Boxing Assn. (AIBA) officials announced Thursday that they would sideline all 36 referees and judges from that competition until an investigation is completed.

The AIBA stated that — following “a small number of decisions under debate” — it will consider changes to its refereeing and judging procedures.

“Boxing was in the spotlight for positive reasons, but occasionally also for the wrong ones,” AIBA President Ching-Kuo Wu said of the Rio de Janeiro Games.