England's Dimeji Shittu was left with a Commonwealth Games silver medal rather than gold after a controversial points defeat by India's Ankush Panghal in the boxing final in Glasgow, prompting pundits to call the decision a "robbery". The result has reignited long-standing debate about subjectivity in boxing judging, with calls growing for artificial intelligence to be introduced to make scoring more transparent and consistent.

Shittu, 24, won the opening round on all five judges' scorecards but was then deducted a point in both the second and third rounds for dipping his head, swinging the contest despite appearing to land more punches. Remarkably, four of the five judges still awarded the final round to Ankush, meaning Shittu would have lost even without the penalties. Former champion Richie Woodhall and 2022 gold medallist Delicious Orie both condemned the officiating on TNT Sports, with Orie suggesting AI judging could help; the sport's governing body, World Boxing, led by Gennadiy Golovkin, has begun exploring the technology, though no changes are imminent. Shittu himself declined to blame officials, saying "whatever the referee says goes".