Irish boxer Michael Conlan launched an extraordinary F-word rant at 'cheating' judges after a harsh points defeat by Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in his bantamweight quarter-final.
Conlan, a bronze medallist at London 2012, gave a one-fingered salute to the judges and insisted he would quit the 'corrupt' amateur sport after his blast at the Amateur International Boxing Association.
Speaking on Irish station RTE, Conlan raged: “The AIBA are cheats. They're f****** cheats, as simple as that.
“I'll never box for AIBA again; they're cheating b******s.
"They're paying everybody. I don't give a f*** if I'm cursing on TV.
“I was here to win Olympic gold.
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"My dream's been shattered now but you know what, I've a big career ahead of me and these ones, they're known for being cheats and they'll always be cheats.
“Amateur boxing stinks from the core right to the top.
"I came for gold and I've been cheated. I'll not do another Olympics. I would advise anybody not to compete for the AIBA.
"They're the most corrupt organisation in the world.
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"I said 'I'll win this easy'. But I was told I was down. I had to go to war, which I did.
"I fought him at his own game. I pulled back that second round then I outfought him in the last round.
"But I've been robbed of my Olympic dream."