A real scandal erupted around the recent fight between Terence Crawford and David Avanesyan. Even during the fight, the attention of the audience was attracted by the seams on the American’s gloves. After the fight, in which the American won, many accused Crawford of cheating. According to the Russian fighter, Avanesyan’s rival actually fought … in brass knuckles.

However, now this story has received a new development. A third party suddenly claimed responsibility for the incident.

It seems that the Russian ran into an opponent in vain!

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The duel between Crawford and Avanesyan took place on December 10 in the USA – in the sixth round, the American knocked out an opponent from Russia and defended his belt. However, this fight did not become resonant because of the knockout … Before the final round, the referee drew the attention of the sports commission to both Terence’s gloves, which were torn at the seams, after which the boxer was still allowed to continue the fight without replacing them.

According to coach David, some kind of gypsum-type powder could have been poured into the gloves and filled with water, since a new pair, in his opinion, could not break in just 15 minutes of the fight. In addition, according to the coach, the side of the American after the fight did not allow Avanesyan’s team to examine the teips of his boxer, which only increased suspicions. The promotion company representing the interests of the Russian boxer is already going to sue. And finally, David himself spoke out with his opinion:

These creatures wanted to kill me. They do whatever they want, they do. Here is the “great boxer” for you. They are ready to do anything to win. They came up with new rules themselves, they didn’t let the coach touch the gloves before the fight. They have a mafia there, everything is under control. Now I understand why there is no fight with Spence (Crawford). It won’t work with him.

What they did is a crime. After the fight, they examined me, but everything was captured everywhere. Like Russian – dosvidos. I’ll come, I’ll check with us, but it doesn’t seem to be sick. I think if there was something serious, I would feel it. It’s not the first day I’ve been boxing and I’ve boxed with guys who hit harder than him. He beat like a brass knuckles, complete chaos, – said Avanesyan “Match TV”.

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What is especially interesting, after the fight, one of the representatives of the sports commission appeared on social networks, stating that Avanesyan’s team had been given Crawford’s gloves for inspection twice before the fight. Moreover, the equipment manufacturer Everlast unexpectedly came to Terence’s defense, sewing gloves for the American to order.

— During one of the development cycles of custom gloves for Crawford, a batch of defective leather got into production. This led to the rupture of gloves during the battle. Before the 6th round, a stoppage was announced to check the malfunction of the equipment, during which the panel considered that the gloves were still suitable for the fight. There was no cheating, and there was no interference with the properties of the gloves by Terence Crawford and his team, the company said in a statement.

In fact, it is very hard to believe that one of the best boxers on the planet, regardless of the weight category, suddenly needed to cheat in a fight with an ordinary contender for the belt. Only Avanesyan himself and his representatives speak about the possible “strengthenings” of the American’s gloves and the unwillingness to give his teips for verification – apparently, it is simply difficult for the team to come to terms with defeat. Yes, and it is difficult to imagine how now the sports commission will be able to understand the situation. David should have paid attention to the opponent’s gloves right during the fight. Now the train seems to have left.