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British fighter banned for biting
Posted: Monday October 18, 1999 01:41 PM
LONDON (AP) -- British boxer Adrian Dodson was banned for 18 months Monday for biting his opponent during a Commonwealth middleweight title fight. The British Boxing Board of Control cited Dodson for "bringing the sport into disrepute." In addition to the ban, he was fined $1,600. The board ruled that Dodson was guilty of biting Canada's Alain Bonnamie in the 12th and last round of their Oct. 5 bout in London. Dodson said he would consider an appeal. "We had a fair hearing but the sentence is very harsh," the 29-year-old Dodson said. "Mike Tyson served only one year after chewing Evander Holyfield's ear. We will think about an appeal." Dodson was five rounds ahead on referee John Keane's scorecard with just 50 seconds of the fight remaining at London's Royal National Hotel, when the fighters tangled on the ropes and Bonnamie emerged wth bite marks to his midriff. Dodson was immediately disqualified. At a news conference last week, Dodson apologized but denied biting his opponent. He said his mouthpiece remained in place and that he "pinched" Bonnamie with his mouth.
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