‘I want my medal’: Michael Conlan reacts to corruption report

Conlan’s quarter-final defeat in Rio triggered an outcry at the time, with the bantamweight blasting boxing’s world body AIBA as ‘corrupt’, ‘rotten to the core’ and saying officials had robbed him of his dream

Michael Conlan can’t believe it as Vladimir Nikitin of Russia is declared victorious in their Bantamweight quarter-final in Rio. Pic: Sportssfile

Michael Conlan said he felt vindicated by an independent report that found evidence of corruption in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics boxing tournament.

Conlan’s quarter-final defeat in Rio triggered an outcry at the time, with the bantamweight blasting boxing’s world body AIBA as "corrupt" and "rotten to the core".