Olympics 2016
Michael Conlan’s controversial 2016 Olympic defeat was ‘fixed’

Michael Conlan’s controversial 2016 Olympic defeat was ‘fixed’

Conlan called them ‘fucking cheats’ at the time. Michael Conlan’s excruciating defeat to Russian Vladimir Nikitin in their bantamweight quarter-final at the 2016 Olympics was widely condemned as a farce at the time. Despite dominating the bout from the outset, the Belfast fighter lost by unanimous decision. After being robbed of his dream, Conlan was in no […]

8 years ago