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Australia coach Don Abnett was left gobsmacked by a decision which denied tear-drenched Aussie teenager Jai Opetaia the biggest boxing upset of the London Olympics.
On a forgetful night when the Aussies went 0-3 in the ring, heavyweight Opetaia took it to Azerbaijan's world No.1 Teymur Mammadov only to come up one point short in a 12-11 loss.
While the 17-year-old Opetaia, Australian boxing's youngest ever Olympian, refused to criticize the judges, Abnett let fly.
"It was 9-9 going into the last round, I had him three points up about a minute into the third round - that didn't change," Abnett said.
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On a forgetful night when the Aussies went 0-3 in the ring, heavyweight Opetaia took it to Azerbaijan's world No.1 Teymur Mammadov only to come up one point short in a 12-11 loss.
While the 17-year-old Opetaia, Australian boxing's youngest ever Olympian, refused to criticize the judges, Abnett let fly.
"It was 9-9 going into the last round, I had him three points up about a minute into the third round - that didn't change," Abnett said.
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