Olympic boxer Michael Conlan attacks “cheating b*stards” after losing his fight

Harsh words from the boxer.

Irish boxer Michael Conlan suffered a unanimous points defeat against Russian opponent Vladimir Nikitin, losing out on a bronze medal in the process, in the quarter-final of the men's bantamweight 56kg. Conlan was interviewed by RTE after the fight where he said he would never fight IABA again. He said:

"They are cheating b**tards and I don't give a f**k cursing on TV...Amateur boxing stinks from the core to the top...I thought I boxed the head off him in the first round...but when I heard I was down I had to go to his fight...They are all corrupt…"

https://twitter.com/Healycycles/status/765563615051218944 Here's another version of the interview: https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/765563540136747008 https://twitter.com/moefitzpatrick/status/765565396380479488 Twitter users have reacted in both shock and anger at the result. https://twitter.com/sean_osull00/status/765566728294264832 https://twitter.com/Lionesskeeper/status/765566574631804933 https://twitter.com/DeirdreASmith/status/765566468754989060 https://twitter.com/StephenthePoet/status/765566970280439808 Boxer Bernard Dunner agreed with Conlan: https://twitter.com/Bernard_Dunne/status/765561655166177285 Watch his take on it here: https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/765567312783040512