Fijian cruiserweight boxing champion Alivereti Kauyaca, right, lost on split points to New Zealand's John Parker in Hamilton on Saturday Photo: Facebook / Alivereti "Hitman" Kauyaca
Auckland-based boxing trainer and manager, Farmaan Ali, said Fijian cruiserweight boxing champion Alivereti Kauyaca was robbed of a win in Hamilton on Saturday night.
Ali, who is Kauyaca's handler in New Zealand, has written to the World Boxing Association demanding a declaration of 'no contest' or for the split points decision win by New Zealand's John Parker be reversed.
Two judges gave Parker the fight while the third awarded the fight to Kauyaca, when the duo fought for the vacant WBA Oceania cruiserwight title.
Ali has written to WBA Oceania president Ferlin Marsh requesting that he reviews the fight video and overturn the decision or rule it a 'no contest' and give Kauyaca a rematch.
He said the two judges involved - Arden Fatu and Joshua Niyka - had made a 'hometown decision against Kauyaca".
"We were shamelessly robbed by two judges during the WBA Oceania title fight," Ali said.
"Our research shows that Arden Fatu does not have the credibility to be a WBA judge and was not fit to be a WBA judge for this magnitude of a fight.
"And Joshua Niyka, how the WBA appointed him as a judge is laughable. He has had only two previous pro boxing judging experience and he was appointed Judge."
Ali said, adding to the insult, Niyka is the the brother of boxer David Niyka, who is managed by Joseph Parker, the brother of John Parker.
"So obviously this Judge favoured John Parker and gave him the win when he did not deserve the win. It is a Big Conflict of interest as well," Ali claims.
"It was a totally bias decision. The video of the fight is online on various boxing forum and people are perplexed by the two judges' decision."
Ali said he will seek legal redress if the WBA does not take action.
RNZ Pacific has reached out to John Parker's team for comment.
Both Parker and trainer Michael Wulf Peterson are yet to respond.
