WATCH: Furious Michael Conlan: ‘F**king cheats, amateur boxing stinks’

Michael Conlan has slammed AIBA judges after being controversially beaten in his Olympic bantamweight quarter-final at Riocentro, writes Will Downing.

WATCH: Furious Michael Conlan: ‘F**king cheats, amateur boxing stinks’

Michael Conlan has slammed AIBA judges after being controversially beaten in his Olympic bantamweight quarter-final at Riocentro, writes Will Downing.

The World and European Games Champion fell to a unanimous points defeat to Russian Vladimir Nikitin, meaning no Irish medals will be won in boxing at these Games – the first time this has happened since Athens in 2004.

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