Therefore, betting on matches in the lower leagues is very risky. I haven't been doing this for a long time, because it's a pure lottery. In many countries, such behavior would be punishable by a huge penalty for the players and an even greater penalty for the club. Hopefully the same will happen in this case.
Even in the
higher leagues of a sport have been known for match fixing. Take the Premier League as an example, Sturridge was investigated for match fixing, and I believe even banned for it. I'm sure his ban expired in January, it was at least six months. So, whether actually guilty or not, there's been accusations made, which were considered valid enough to ban for a period of time, even if the final decision was that the player was innocent.
Also, I'm absolutely sure I've seen certain boxers take a dive. There's one that sticks in my mind, but he wasn't a big name so can't remember who it was, but the replay basically showed his opponent missing, and him curling over in pain.
There was also a fight Ricky Hatton's son fought, which he basically lost every round, and I don't know how anyone else could see it differently, but ended up winning the decision. There's also the Wilder vs Fury fight, which the decision for a draw was absolutely crazy.
In fact, home advantage in boxing is considered pretty big even with commentators saying you have to do put a statement out there if you want to win away from your home country/town.
