The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) has ordered an immediate investigation on the alleged mauling of one of its officials by a boxing judge on April 1, 2023, in Lapu-Lapu City. CDNDigital
GAB Cebu official Jimmy Donton shows his bleeding nose after he was allegedly mauled by boxing judge Edgardo Olalo. | Photo courtesy of Edward Ligas
GAB, the official government licensing agency for professional sports, released its official statement in a Facebook post after GAB-Cebu officer-in-charge Jimmy Donton was allegedly beaten by boxing judge Edgardo Olalo after the “Kumbati 14” fight card of the Omega Boxing Gym held in Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City.
”We have immediately ordered an administrative investigation on the matter. Any attack on professional sports personnel is unacceptable and will be dealt with in accordance with law. We remind all professional sports athletes, officials and supervisors that violence has no place in, and is in fact anathema to, professional sports,” it added.
CDN Digital tried to reach Olalo through his Facebook Messenger for his comment. He said that he was willing to give his side of the story through a statement, but he is yet to release one as of this writing.
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