Comments Thread For: Boxer's Loss Spark Riot in Indonesia, at Least 18 Dead

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Fight fans rioted in protest against a local boxer’s loss in a championship fight in a stadium in Papua province in eastern Indonesia with at least 18 people dead in a resulting stampede.

The Jakarta Post quoted Papua province police spokesman Lt. Col. Gede Sumerta Jaya who said the victims, mostly women, were trampled to death as about 1,500 spectators scrambled out of the stadium to escape the riot that broke out just before midnight Sunday.

The Kota Lama Sport Stadium in the town of Nabire had only two working exits. Points awarded by a panel of judges decided the championship match for the Bupati Cup, or Regent Cup. [Click Here To Read More]

[Jloro]

See this happening with Floyd-Canelo no matter who loses lol

[PAC-BOY]

Thats horrible.

[ChampBox@PR]

Good luck to whoeever beats Chris John, lmao ! He wont make it out of the ring alive !

[MASONSC]

Yikes. This is almost like in Brazil soccer when the fans beheaded the referee a couple of weeks ago. These countries need to better control their events.

[Jloro]

SAme with the fists of gold chinese guy Zou shimig or something lol

[MASONSC]

See this happening with Floyd-Canelo no matter who loses lol

Two great fighters giving us this fight (even though a catch weight) That would be a shame and I hope not.

[xSWEET_SCIENCEx]

Human nature...

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

See this happening with Floyd-Canelo no matter who loses lol

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[F!x]

Yikes. This is almost like in Brazil soccer when the fans beheaded the referee a couple of weeks ago. These countries need to better control their events.

This one had a lot more people die so overall it was worse in terms of body count. But those deaths were probably accidental due to the stampede. The Brazil soccer situation was crazy - first the referee stabbed and killed a player with a knife, then the angry crowd chopped the referee up into pieces, beheaded him and put his head on a pole. Crazy situation.