On January 14, "ONE: Strike Hard" came to a successful end, with 6 of the 8 matches ending early that night, with 3 KO and 3 surrenders, which was a feast for fighting. However, behind the wonderful battle, there are also dissatisfaction caused by controversial penalties.
In the women's grassweight Muay Thai tournament that night, the "most beautiful Muay Thai goddess" Ikatrina Vandaeva fought with 18-year-old Supergirl for three rounds. Facing a supergirl with full momentum and sharp punches, Ikatrina used her experience advantage to find an opportunity in the second round to play a series of combination punches and elbow blows, almost knocking her opponent down. However, Supergirl is very tenacious, and insists on fighting until the last second with injuries. In the end, the three referees gave inconsistent penalties, and Supergirl won the game with a divergent decision. This result has upset many boxing fans, who believe that Ikatrina should be the final winner, and that the referee "stole" her victory.
After the game, The chairman and CEO of the ONE Championship, Chatry Siyutang, faced the judgment controversy and admitted that he did not agree with the referee's decision at all. "I don't think Ikatrina won without a doubt. She beat Supergirl to a shaky, unsteady stand. We respect the different opinions of the referees and some people may disagree with me, but I think Ikatrina should be the winner of this game. ”
After the match, Chatry announced that the three boxers would receive the best match bonus of fifty thousand dollars: with the exception of 39-year-old veteran Senzo Ikeda, who scored a pop-and-pop punch KO opponent, and "Eagles" Segid Izagakhmaev, who made his debut two-legged defeat, Ikatrina Vandaeva became the only person who did not raise her winning arm to receive a heavy prize that night. Chatry showed his support for Ikatrina with his actions. For Ikatrina, being recognized by the president and receiving a bonus of fifty thousand dollars also made her efforts in the game not in vain. The second game between Ikatrina and Supergirl is also on the future plan, and the next time the two may not hand over the outcome to the referee.
In addition to confronting controversial penalties and rewarding boxers who have been treated unfairly, Siyutang has promised to assemble a more experienced team of referees. "Next, we will strengthen the selection and training of referees and try to find more experienced referees to cooperate. We actually put a lot of effort and time into selecting good referees from all over the world. But because of the recent closure of the border, we can only recruit some local referees, and we will continue to look for good referees, but it will depend on when the borders reopen. "With this attitude, I believe that the fairness of the penalty decision in the round cage will be effectively guaranteed."
In the future, the ONE Championship will officially introduce the best race bonus system, and 1-5 boxers will be selected to award the best race bonus according to the excitement of the game that night. Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, and the high reward will definitely bring greater motivation to the boxers and play more exciting matches.
"ONE: Strike Hard" came to a successful end, this night a new history was created, the new forces stunned the world, the exposed problems were also faced, and the future competition will be more worth looking forward to.
Do you support Ikatrina getting the bonus?