According to Mehr reporter, during the international Takhti Cup freestyle wrestling competition, the fight between Amin Taheri and Morteza Janmohammadi was repeated again due to the referee’s mistake. This was against the rules of the World Wrestling Federation, and Morteza Jan Mohammadi did not appear on the mat for the next fight, and the match ended in Taheri’s favor.
In an interview with Mehr reporter, Amin Taheri said: I still don’t know what happened. Jan Mohammadi has claimed that his rights have been violated, which I think is right. But on the other hand, my right to fight against Jan Mohammadi was lost. In this fight, I didn’t really get a technical blow, the cause of all these issues was wrong and poor refereeing.
He said: “Unfortunately, the referee’s wrong judgment caused all these problems.” Neither Jan Mohammadi nor I are to blame, the referee made this fight controversial. My right was completely lost. I was leading 9-0 in this fight and without getting a TKO, the center referee voted, while even the head of the mat didn’t approve my TKO. I don’t know why, but I thought it was suspicious.
Azadkar of our country emphasized: Both sides were hurt by the referee, the rematch was by the decision of the technical staff. This competition is the highest competition inside Iran and it was also considered as part of the selection cycle. Therefore, the correct judgment of the judges was very important.
He said about the level of the Takhti Cup competitions: This period had a high level of competition compared to previous years, and the world and Olympic champions were present in it, and the competition was very tough.