London: British boxer Amir Khan has accused an unidentified man of “interfering” with the judges’ scorecards during his defeat by Lamont Peterson in Washington.
Khan, 25, used his Twitter account to send out images of the fight in December.
He urged his followers to follow the movements of an unidentified man at the ringside.
Khan claims the man, described as “a guy wearing a grey suit with a blue shirt wearing a hat”, should not have been talking to fight supervisor Michael Welsh.
“The truth is finally coming out slowly but surely … if I lost fair and square then fair enough I’ve lost n I move on, but does it really take over 10 minutes from the final bell to decide who’s won?” Khan said on Twitter (@AmirKingKhan).
In the footage, a man can be seen next to WBA supervisor, Michael Welsh. He then appears to reach across in front of him. Khan’s camp said it was at this point when the man interfered with the scorecards.
“Who is this guy?” Khan asked on the social networking site. “What was he doing? Will be interesting to see if we get our answer.
“I want Michael Welsh to speak out about what was going on. It’s only right and fair to do so. I knew there was something dodgy with the scoring.
“This time in round 11 he’s seen here clearly picking up a yellow judges slip.. Strictly against the rules.”
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