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'Amateur boxing stinks' - Michael Conlan fumes after hugely-controversial defeat in Rio

The Belfast fighter was absolutely mugged.

Michael Conlan in the ring after losing to Vladimir Nikitin

MICHAEL CONLAN WAS understandably furious after his Olympics exit earlier.

“The AIBA are cheats,” he told RTÉ moments after the decision. “They’re fucking cheats. It’s simple as that. That’s me. I’ll never box for anyone again. They’re cheating bastards, they’re paying everybody.

“I don’t give a fuck about cursing on TV. My dream’s Olympic gold, that’s dreams been shattered now. But you know what; I’ve a big career ahead of me. Amateur boxing stinks from the core to the very top.”

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