Ireland's boxers left down by the judging system

And then there were none. The last of Ireland’s eight boxers departed from the Olympic Games yesterday. But was Michael Conlan beaten or betrayed?

Was the Belfast bantambeaten fair and square in the ring, or was he betrayed by a judging system so past caring about justice it is content to blatantly misrepresent the evidence in front of its eyes?

Conlan was convinced he won the quarter-final against Russian Vladimir Nikitin. So were team coaches Eddie Bolger and Zaur Antia. So was the crowd who booed the decision for several minutes.