Irish Boxer Launches Into Sweary Rant After Controversial Olympic Defeat

Irish boxer Michael Conlan went on a very sweary rant after being knocked out of the boxing in the Olympics due to controversial points decisions from all three of the judges.

The bantamweight boxer came into the games as the amateur world champion but the 24 year old was knocked out of the competition before the medal stages when he lost to Vladimir Nikitin with all three of the scorers giving the win to the Russian.

After the fight Conlan, who was Ireland's last remaining boxing hope after Katie Taylor's surprise loss yesterday, had some strong words for the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Speaking to Irish television after the fight Conlan went on this incredible sweary rant:

"Yeah, AIBA are cheats. They're fucking cheats. That's me. I'll never box for AIBA again. They're cheating bastards who are paying everybody. I don't give a fuck if I'm cursing on TV. That here is the Olympic gold. My dreams have been shattered now. Do you know what? I've a big career ahead of me. And these ones? They're known for being cheats and they'll always be cheats. Amateur boxing stinks from the core right to the top.

"Do you feel like that the boxing federation needs to take a good look at themselves?

"Like Katie yesterday. No way she lost that fight. It was a close fight but she didn't lose. Today I thought I boxed the ears off him in the first round and they scored it against me. So I had to go to his fight, which I did, outfought him. It's a shambles to be honest. I don't even care what I'm saying. I'm probably just blabbering on. I'm gutted from the bottom of my heart. I wanted to go back with a gold medal to ireland. Now I feel like I'm going back as a loser. I'm not a loser, I'm a winner. And today just showed how corrupt this organisation is."

And Conlan's brother took to Twitter to show how annoyed he was with the result too:

Two time boxing medalist Paddy Barnes showed his displeasure inside the arena as soon as the result was announced too, echoing the boxer's brother's belief that medals were paid for:

(Via Sports Joe)

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