Irish Boxer Michael Conlan suffers a shock defeat at Rio Olympics
Conlan reacted furiously and marched out of the arena declaring that amateur boxing 'stinks'.
Michael Conlan has suffered a shock defeat at the Rio Olympics.
The reigning world champion was controversially beaten in today's Bantamweight quarter-final.
Despite appearing to dominate the fight, the judges ruled that his opponent - Vladimir Nikitin of Russia was the winner.
The London 2012 bronze medalist looked to be landing the cleaner punches from the very start, but bizarrely was judged to have lost the first round 9-10 across all three cards.
Conlan responded by increasing his work-rate to take the second round by the same margin.
The third round turned into a scrappy contest as both fighters visibly tired, but Conlan still appeared to have done enough to secure a second consecutive Olympic medal - only for the judges to rule against him.
Conlan, who is expected to turn professional after Rio, reacted furiously and stripped off his singlet and marched out of the arena - declaring that amateur boxing 'stinks'.
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