Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika's ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics
The 22-year-old was subsequently disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour, although he was already out of the Games anyway following his unanimous-points loss in the round-of-16 bout.
A Tokyo 2020 statement called Baalla's actions"intolerable", saying that he"very clearly intended to bite the ear/face of his opponent in the third round of the bout".Nyika, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist who has already fought as a professional, said:"He didn't get a full mouthful."I was bitten on the chest at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games , but come on man, this is the Olympics.
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