An Algerian referee falls into a fatal mistake and announces the loss of a Moroccan boxer despite her victory

Algerian referee Mohamed Basmi made a fatal mistake during his management of the fight between Moroccan boxer Amina Belhabib and French Lamia Benmeshel at the Mediterranean Games in Oran.

Moroccan boxing had imposed its control over its French competitor and decided the total of the rounds in its favour, but the referee in Bismi surprised everyone after the end of the fight by announcing the victory of the French boxing.

The Moroccan boxing technical team immediately protested to the jury, which in turn quickly alerted the referee to correct the error.

⛔️ في ألعاب وهران المتوسطية،سقط الحكم الجزائري محمد بسمي في خطأ خلال نهاية مباراة الملاكمة النسائية،حين أعلن فوز الملاكمة الفرنسية لمياء بنمسهل على المغربية أمينة بلحبيب رغم فوز الأخيرة في مجموع الأشواط

الفريق المغربي احتج على لجنة التحكيم التي نبهت الحكم لتصحيح الخطأ pic.twitter.com/pTEERD3tnX

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After that, the referee changed his decision and corrected the blunder, announcing the victory of Moroccan boxing.

According to media reports, the Algerian referee claimed that he did not listen carefully to the result of the match from the referees committee, and that is why he announced the victory of the French boxer, Lamia Benmeshel, instead of her Moroccan competitor.