AIBA said it would protect the reputation of the sport and of its referees and judges “whose integrity is constantly put into question”, and would not be deterred “by subjective judgements made by discontented parties”.
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AIBA touched on Conlan’s claims in its statement, asking for proof of corruption.
“AIBA are cheats, they’re f***ing cheats it’s as simple as that”, Conlan raged. Instead he leaves empty handed, and very unhappy with the way the governing body for amateur and Olympic boxing is run. They’re cheating bastards who are paying everybody.
Conlan was a clear victor and should now be in the semi-finals and on course to accomplish his Olympic gold dream that he has worked so so hard for and the judges incompetence and down right iffy scoring needs to be accountable for!
THE BOXING CONTROVERSY in Rio shows no signs of going anywhere after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed the organisation’s current Executive Director has been “reassigned”.
In what came as a shock, the unanimous decision was in favor of his out-of-breath opponent and a fuming Conlan told journalists afterwards that he was “robbed of his dream”.
Vladimir Nikitin defeated Irishman Michael Conlan, who immediately went berserk and flipped the double-bird at the judges.
Conlan was a bronze medalist as a 20-year-old flyweight fighter at the 2012 London Olympics, and was coming off a 2015 bantamweight world amateur title.
Olympic boxing has been around since 1904, and controversial decisions have been a part of it from the start.
Conlan’s defeat comes a day after the Kazakhstan heavyweight Vassiliy Levit dominated Evgeny Tishchenko, only for the Russian to have his hand raised in the gold medal match.
“The concerned referees and judges will no longer officiate at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games”, the statement read via Sky Sports.
Vladimir Nikitin had been scheduled to take on America’s Shakur Stevenson in the semi-finals, but he will not fight due to injuries sustained in his opening two wins, including his victory over the Belfast boxer.
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The three judges all gave Conlan the second round 10-9 10-9 10-9, but scored the first and last in favour of his rival.
