Boxing
judges ******* after Irish Olympian's match-fixing allegations
A day
after Irish boxer Michael Conlan went on an angry rant in Rio, accusing the
judges and the Amateur International
Boxing Association (AIBA) of match-fixing, the AIBA has
******* several
judges and referees from the remaining Olympics competition.*
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Despite most observers thinking that Conlan won his Olympic quarterfinal bout against Russia's Vladimir Nikitin on Tuesday, the
judges awarded Nikitin two out of three rounds, prompting Conlan's tirade and, later, a
fiery tweet directed at Russian president Vladimir Putin.*
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