Biting, not boxing: British fighter suspended for munching on opponent

Boxer David Price reacts after being bitten by Kash Ali during their heavyweight fight on Saturday, March 30, 2019. (Action Images via Reuters)

• Kash Ali was accused by opponent David Price of biting him on multiple occasions in the non-title fight
• ‘I don’t want to share a ring with an animal like that again’

CARDIFF, Wales: A British boxer has had his license suspended after being disqualified for biting during a heavyweight fight.
Kash Ali was accused by opponent David Price of biting him on multiple occasions in the non-title fight in Liverpool on Saturday before it was waved off in the fifth round by the referee. Price had a clear bite mark on his chest.
The British Boxing Board of Control says it has suspended Ali pending a hearing. Ali also has had his purse, estimated to be about £20,000 ($26,000), withheld.
When Price was asked after Saturday’s fight about a rematch against Ali, he said: “I don’t want to share a ring with an animal like that again.”
In 1999, British middleweight Adrian Dodson was banned for 18 months after being found guilty of biting opponent Alain Bonnamie.