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Boxing: Sting Rey

By ZANZEER SINGH
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Update: 11PM FILIPINO Rey Anton Olarte floored Opeti Tagi three times and won on a split points decision tonight.

The ninth-ranked Australian light welterweight fighter took out the 10x3-minute Naidiri Boxing Promotions contest in Nadi with ease in front of a partisan crowd.

Olarte's manager, George Reno, said they didn't understand why one judge scored against his boxer.

"Opeti fell three times. That's a six-point deduction," Reno said.
Tagi, dubbed the Naitasiri Prince, said he lost to a better boxer.

In an earlier bout, the referee stopped the fight between Junior Mana and Arjun Kumar.


Results:

4x3 Franco Fraser bt Aisea Raqili KO (4th), Sachin Mudaliar bt Ajmat Manna pts, 6x3 Ram Sami bt Ravneet, unanimous pts.

Napolean bt Alipate ref stop contest 1st rd,  8x3m Junior Maku draws with Junior Naivogo