Irish boxer Michael Conlan fumes after loss. Rio 2016[/caption]Internet Desk: Irish bantamweight boxer Michael Conlan fumed at boxing body AIBA as ‘corrupt’ in an expletive-laden rant at the judging after losing to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in the quarter-finals.
Saying that he had been robbed of a rightful win, and vowing never to fight again in any AIBA-organised competition, the reigning world champion also accused Russia of influencing the judges.
“AIBA are just corrupt. They’ve robbed me of my Olympic dream,” he told reporters after losing on points in a unanimous decision that. “Obviously Russia can’t dope this time so they are obviously paying the judges a lot more,” he added.
“They are corrupt. I will never box an AIBA competition again. Not APB, not WSB, not world championships or Olympic Games. Corruption runs deep.”
After the end of the furious bout which saw plenty of punches being thrown about as both men stood the ground, Conlan raised his arm before the decision was announced expecting a win in his favour. But when the decision was announced, his joy turned to sheer disbelief and then rage as he flipped a double-bird at the judges.
And this wasn’t the end of it. In an interview he maintained he won’t box in an AIBA event and said the Russians paid their way through things. He also said amateur boxing is riddled with corruption from bottom up.
And he wasn’t done with that. He later took to Twitter to send a message to Russia President Vladimir Putin asking “How much did they charge you bro?” while mentioning AIBA in the same tweet. Russian officials in Rio declined to comment on the allegations made by Conlan.
Hey Vlad @PutinRF_Eng
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) August 16, 2016
How much did they charge you bro?? @AIBA_Boxing #Rio2016
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