David Rajuili: Victory was taken from me

Rajuili challenged the undefeated Swedish fighter, Paolo Magui for the Baltic Boxing Union lightweight championship, and after a polished display the experienced South African was surprised to hear the judges' scorecards. 

“When I jumped into the ring with him, I could tell after the first few rounds that he is still very inexperienced, and I know that he realised during the fight that he was standing opposite to the toughest test of his career," said Rajuili.

“I was definitely robbed in this fight. Reason being, I was constantly out-pointing him, and I truly believe that I won at least six out of the ten rounds, some people even had it seven rounds to me.” 

He also revealed to SABC Sport that after having a conversation with the boxing federation in Finland, they agreed that a rematch should be the next course of action.  

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Interestingly, the father of Rajuili’s opponent paid for the bout, and paid the South African’s purse, which makes a rematch less likely. 

Rajuili has become known in Europe for his ability to deliver entertaining fights – he entered the arena in Finland with no supporters, but he left with a lot of hearts. 

Addressing his next challenge after this split decision defeat, Rajuili is intent on ending his career on a positive note back home.

“Boxing should always be fair but sometimes things like this can happen. The boxing federation this side have already applied for the rematc," he revealed. 

"If that doesn’t work out, I will be back in South Africa from January, and I’m looking to fight under the Boxing 5 promotion and end my career off with a string of good performances back home.”