The home of the host country, Ryomei Tanaka was sure to have a medal after he overcame his opponent Yuberjen Martinez Colombian in the quarter-finals of the Roewnets (48-52 kg).
Through the judges' division decision, Tanaka won the final after 3 rounds and will encounter boxer Carlo Paalam from the Philippines in the semi -final tomorrow (August 5).
However, the victory of the Japanese athletes caused controversy on social networks, especially for audiences who are not familiar with Boxing.
Yuberjen Martinez is considered by viewers to be more overwhelming fighters than Ryomei Tanaka in most of the match. The Colombian puncher constantly has quality blow hit the opponent and even torn Tanaka eyelids.
Despite being stunned, Tanaka had a good firmness and also counterattacked strongly to gradually regain the game in the last two rounds. Yuberjen Martinez still impressed the viewers when launching many attacks directly at Tanaka's face.
When the bell ended the match, Yuberjen Martinez was extremely confident about his victory while the owner of the landlord proved to be quite foolish after continuous support. However, the scoring results of the jury surprised many people when Ryomei Tanaka won overwhelming victory with a score of 4-1.
After the match, many viewers felt dissatisfied with this result and constantly sharing pictures of the punches that Ryomei Tanaka had to receive. The Japanese athlete is also seen leaving the stadium in a wheelchair because of exhaustion.
But in the opinion of some expertise, the attacks of the Colombian athletes in the last two rounds are often deducted by the referee because of the technical error.
The overwhelming of Yuberjen Martinez was only shown in the first half, the match that he was scored by the majority of the judges. In the other two rounds, Ryomei Tanaka is a better competition and won with a worthy score.