Unfortunately for Katie Taylor, only judges’ views count

Angry scenes among Ireland’s boxing coaches yesterday as their one Olympic champion was sent home empty handed in a controversial split decision. But in truth, you could argue it any which way it was so close, writes Neil Wilson.

As it was after four two minutes rounds of boxing in the Olympic arena yesterday, Katie Taylor’s fate was determined by a single judge from Ecuador who was probably the most accurate of the three in his verdict that there was little to choose between them.

One of his fellow judges gave it to Taylor by 39 points to 37. Another gave it to her Finnish opponent Mira Potkonen by the same margin.