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Boxing-Irish boxer feels vindicated by findings of report into Rio Games

September 30, 2021 by David Barret Leave a Comment

September 30, 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Irish boxer Michael Conlan said he felt vindicated by an independent report published on Thursday that found evidence of corruption and manipulation of bouts at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Conlan’s quarter-final defeat in Rio triggered an outcry at the time, with the bantamweight blasting boxing’s world body AIBA as ‘corrupt’, ‘rotten to the core’ and saying officials had robbed him of his dream.

The report, led by Richard McLaren and commissioned by AIBA, suggested at least nine bouts were suspicious while two bouts caused the system to “publicly collapse”.

One of those two was Conlan’s against Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin, who was so badly injured despite being declared the winner that he was unable to fight in the semi-final but still collected a bronze medal.

“It’s been a long time coming but I’m delighted,” Conlan told the BBC.

“I didn’t expect this to happen but the fact that it has and my fight has been called out, it’s not news to me but it’s good news.

“It’s a massive day for amateur boxing and for Olympic sport, said the former amateur World, European and Commonwealth champion.

“I think if I hadn’t said what I said and done what I did this probably wouldn’t be happening now so it’s a huge day, especially for the guys who suffered in Rio, including myself. It’s vindication,” he added.

Conlan, who turned professional after the Olympics, said the “black mark of Rio” and the thought of what might have been would always be there. He hoped decisions could be overturned and a medal awarded.

He said, however, that the injustice of Rio had probably benefitted his career more than winning gold and his earnings had not been affected.

Another Rio fight called into question was the super-heavyweight final between Britain’s Joe Joyce and France’s Tony Yoka, with the latter taking gold. Both are unbeaten as professionals.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)

Source Link Boxing-Irish boxer feels vindicated by findings of report into Rio Games

David Barret
David Barret

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