FANS have claimed that Lewis Richardson was “robbed” of a chance to fight for gold at the Paris Olympics.
The Team GB boxer was judged to have lost to Mexican fighter Marco Verde in the 76kg semi-final.
Judges awarded the Olympic victory to Verde by a split decision.
The judgement came as a shock as Richardson appeared confident that he had done enough after the final bell.
However, it came as a shock when the referee said that Verde had won the clash.
And fans on social media could not believe it as they were sure that Richardson had dominated the bout.
One posted: “Lewis Richardson robbed of a final… dominated that Mexican lol.”
A second wrote: “Richardson robbed there. A close fight by all means but no way Verde edged it.”
A third commented: “Yet another complete mess in the boxing. Hard luck, Richardson. You …