Boxing’s Olympic future at a crossroads

From the controversy of Michael Conlan’s defeat to Vladimir Nikitin and other decisions at the Rio 2016 Olympics to the contents of a cardboard box, who could blame a young, aspiring fighter quickly quitting amateur boxing and heading straight for the professional ranks.

Boxing’s Olympic future at a crossroads

By Bernard O’Neill

From the controversy of Michael Conlan’s defeat to Vladimir Nikitin and other decisions at the Rio 2016 Olympics to the contents of a cardboard box, who could blame a young, aspiring fighter quickly quitting amateur boxing and heading straight for the professional ranks.

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