Team GB's boxers could have won more medals, says Kal Yafai
Monday 22 August 2016 10:18, UK
Team GB's boxers can be satisfied with the three medals at the Rio Olympics - but bad luck and bad decisions denied them more, says Kal Yafai.
Yafai lost in the last 16 at the Beijing Olympics to a Cuban fighter - and his younger brother, light-flyweight Gamal - suffered exactly the same fate in Rio.
Nicola Adams (gold), Joe Joyce (silver) and Joshua Buatsi (bronze) meant the boxing team achieved their target of three medals.
But Yafai says it could - and should - have been more.
"They've reached the target but I honestly believe we've had a few dodgy decisions and the draw was unfair to us so considering that they should be happy with what they've achieved," he told Sky Sports News HQ.
"You've had the likes of Josh Kelly who lost to the gold medallist first time out and lost in a close one. Anthony Fowler lost to the Kazakh, a former world champion early on. So we've been a bit unlucky to be honest."
Joyce was certainly the wrong side of a tight decision in the super-heavyweight final, but other fights were even more controversial - with Ireland's Michael Conlon the worst victim of controversial judging decisions.
"We've seen some very bad decisions out there," Yafai said. "The one that stands out is Mick Conlon who represented Ireland. That was absolutely terrible.
"There was a heavyweight fight that I thought was bad as well. And Joe Joyce just yesterday was very unlucky not to come home with a gold. It's very disappointing to be honest."
