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Rio Olympics 2016: Boxing federation denies match-fixing but removes refs, judges

Some boxing referees and judges involved in contentious decisions at the Rio Olympics will play no further part in the Games, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed.

AIBA did not confirm which officials had been omitted from the remainder of the Games, but boxing in Rio has been subject to several controversial calls.

MORE: Michael Conlan gives two-finger salute to judges

One of the most high-profile cases involved Ireland's Michael Conlan, who lost by unanimous decision to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight competition on Tuesday.

Conlan responded to the loss by telling RTE: "I was here to win Olympic gold, my dream's been shattered now.