A true paradox: the Federation recognizes the mistakes of that match, but does not change the verdict. And he explained the reason with an official note: «According to article 53 of the International Wrestling Rules, in no case can the result of a match be changed after victory has been declared on the mat». However, the Disciplinary Chamber asked United World Wrestling to place Chamizo as the top seed on the scoreboard of the last Olympic qualifying event, which will be held on a global basis from 9 to 12 May in Istanbul, Turkey. And he also explained the suspension of the referees.
He did so for «the alleged violations during the semifinal match between Frank Chamizo and Turan Bayramov at the European OG Qualifier 2024 in Baku. Despite the sanctions, Bayramov remains the winner of the match.” So «the Disciplinary Chamber decided to suspend the referees from all their duties Roman Pavlov and Ibrahim Cicioglu until 31 December 2024, judge Ali M. Saiwan until 30 September 2024, while the carpet president Aleksei Bazulin and the remaining two members of the referee delegation, Kamel Bouaziz and Casey Goessl, until 30 June 2024″ .
Finally, the statement concludes with an evaluation of the meeting. The two commissions established to review the match «agreed that some actions were not evaluated correctly, including the failure to detect the passivity of the fighter(s), and that the arbitration consultations were not efficient: a timing error was made and the dispute consultation had serious shortcomings in its functioning. Furthermore, they reported a serious lack of discernment in the assignment of the refereeing body and the distribution of roles during the challenge of this specific match.”
And as mentioned, this decision certainly cannot make Chamizo rejoice: «Thank you Uww for telling us what we already knew. It cost me four years of work and five months of suspension for them. How do these referees look at themselves in the mirror? Brother, God is watching all of us. I will continue to work hard and seek the strength to endure this injustice.”
