Quebec Boxer Alleges Boxing Canada Is ‘Fixed’
Ariane Fortin Says Her Canadian Championship Loss
To Mary Spencer Of Ont., Was Predetermined
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CBC News Posted: Jan 17, 2012 11:45 AM ET
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Quebec boxer Ariane Fortin, left, says she will now fight for a country other than Canada at the London Olympic Games.
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Quebec boxer and Canadian Olympic hopeful Ariane Fortin accused Boxing Canada of bias Monday night during an interview on Radio-Canada.
Fortin lost the 75-kg Canadian championship to her friend Mary Spencer of Windsor, Ont. on Friday night.
The accusation of bias shocked Spencer. The two grew up together on the international boxing circuit. They are friends and former roommates.
It’s hard to score a point and win when you have judges who fixed the result in advance and when you work against the [boxing] federation,” Fortin told Radio-Canada in French.
Fortin also said in French that Spencer receives preferential treatment in the English media because she is from Ontario. Read More
Tags:Ariane Fortin, Boxing Canada, Mary Spencer
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