Beijing - The man who charged referee selection procedures for the boxing events at the Beijing Olympics tried to influence bout officials himself, International Boxing Association (AIBA) head Wu Ching-Kuo said.

The Xinhua state news agency on Saturday quoted as Wu as saying in an interview that the AIBA is "determined to clean the house" after the Games.

AIBA technical delegate Rodel Obreja of Romania on Friday told reporters at the boxing venue that AIBA officials tried to manipulate the assignment of of referees and judges. He did not give details.

Obreja was suspended from his job by the AIBA because he had talked about an ongoing investigation and WU said he is at the centre of an investigation himself.

Wu said that Obreja tried to influenec officials, but AIBA said they were removed ahead of the bouts and the disciplinary looking into the case.

Olympic boxing has been the centre of controversy for many years and a more transparent scoring system was introduced after infamous decisions in favour of South Korean boxers 1988 in Seoul.

But there is still plenty of unrest and many boxers have felt cheated in Beijing as well even though there were only four protests in more than 250 bouts.

Wu has started a major clean-up within the AIBA after oursting Anwar Chowdhry as president two years ago and vowed he will continue this way.

"The most important part of our reform is to create an open, clean and transparent environment. We are determined to clean the house," Wu told Xinhua. (dpa)