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It has been a long time since a Swiss boxer was allowed to compete in the Olympics – it was in 1972 that Basel featherweight Rudolf Vogel stepped into the ring in Munich. No other Swiss have qualified for the games since. A lousy record.
And Vogel, now 73 years old and supreme deputy chairman of the Grand Councilor in the canton of Basel-Stadt, writes negative headlines today: He has just been sentenced by the criminal court, as reported by “20 minutes”.
Insulted like a shoe
The reason: It is said that the politician SVP Vogel struck a foreigner! According to the victim, who has lived in Switzerland for 30 years, the former boxer is said to have tripped him first at Migros at Claraplatz in Basel in 2019, then insulted him as a “low shoe” and told him to “shut up”. ». When he asked what was going on, Vogel hit him in the face with his fist.
The judgment of first instance still does not have legal validity. When asked by VIEW, Vogel declined to comment on whether he wants to challenge the trial. The boxing legend doesn’t want to say anything else about the case either.
Was it in self defense?
After all, the head of the Basel SVP, Eduard Rutschmann, speaks. He states to the Prime News portal: Vogel acted in “self-defense”. The person stepped on his foot and Vogel screamed in pain. When he turned around, the other was dancing around him with raised fists. He was afraid of hitting him, so he came himself, ”says Rutschmann. Vogel informed him about the procedure a year ago. “I believe him.” Exclusion from the match or any other consequence is not to be feared by the SVP.
Boxing Club Basel keeps its distance
It sounds different at Boxclub Basel. Vogel remains an honorary member there; now they threaten him with expulsion. “We distance ourselves from the inappropriate behavior of our member,” President Angelo Gallina tells BLICK. “Anyone who does not know how to behave at Boxclub Basel, inside or outside training, will be warned or runs the risk of being excluded. Age and status are irrelevant. Our values are important to us, more important than any title we have achieved. This applies to everyone, without exception. “That is why the board will examine the incident” and decide on the next steps. “
