Punches after judo fight in Leipzig: Opponent operated on for broken jaw
Judoka Akaki Japaridze punched his opponent Timo Cavelius, causing hospitalisation injuries after a Bundesliga fight. Police are investigating and a lengthy ban looms.
Violent outburst in judo Bundesliga: punches, broken jaw, police deployment
A violence video from the judo Bundesliga has caused outrage nationwide: according to welt.de, Leipzig fighter Akaki Japaridze (24) attacked his opponent Timo Cavelius (29) immediately after the end of a fight with three punches – a right straight, a left hook and another right – as the victim was already bleeding on the ground.
The incident occurred on Saturday during the home match of JC Leipzig against TSV Abensberg from Lower Bavaria, which the hosts won 8:6. Cavelius had won the penultimate fight in overtime and subsequently celebrated provocatively with a clenched fist directed at the Georgian – shortly afterwards Japaridze struck. Other fighters prevented further blows by intervening. The scene is documented in an ARD video.
Cavelius, who finished 17th at the Olympic Games in Paris, suffered a broken jaw according to the "Leipziger Volkszeitung" and lost two teeth. He was operated on that same evening at Leipzig University Hospital. The fight in question had no further significance for the outcome of the match; JC Leipzig's victory was already assured at that point.
Japaridze was disqualified immediately after the incident and the police were called in. The Georgian fighter subsequently left unimpeded, but both criminal and sporting consequences threaten him. A lengthy or even lifetime ban is considered possible; sanctions could also threaten his club.
JC Leipzig distanced itself expressly from its athlete's actions in a statement: "Violence has no place in our sport. As judokas, we stand for respect, tolerance, fairness and mutual regard."
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)