IRELAND’S hopes of a medal in boxing at the Olympics have ended after world champion Michael Conlan lost his quarter final bout in a bizarre judging decision.
He boxed brilliantly against Russian Vladimir Nikitin in the last 16 tie of the Bantamweight division.
But amazingly Conlan lost the first round in a unanimous judging decision despite dominating the opening exchanges with the Russian.
Despite a strong final round performance, Conlan somehow lost as the judges gave it to Nikitin in a unanimous decision.