The AIBA says all 36 referees and judges who went to the Rio Olympics won’t be used until they’ve finished an investigation into decisions at the Games.

Ireland’s Michael Conlan was one fighter who complained of being “cheated” after his bantamweight quarter-final loss to Russian’s Vladimir Nikiti.

The International Boxing Association said the majority of calls were received positively.

In a statement the AIBA said: “While the majority of the boxing competition in Rio 2016 was received very positively thanks to the high level of boxing, the seamless integration of recent reforms such as headguard removal and the inclusion of non-AIBA pro boxers, a small number of decisions under debate indicated that further reforms in the AIBA R&J procedures were necessary.

“Initial decisions were made on-site during Rio 2016 to ensure the smooth running of the rest of the competition. The results of a specific R&J investigation, currently underway, will allow AIBA to fully assess what action needs to be taken.

“In the meantime, it has been decided that all 36 R&Js that were used at the Olympic Games will not officiate at any AIBA event until the investigation reaches its conclusion, along with further immediate measures adopted by the commissions.”

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AIBA president Dr Ching-Kuo Wu acknowledged that boxing had sometimes been in the headlines for the wrong reasons at Rio.

“Rio 2016 was a watershed moment for AIBA,” he said. “Boxing was in the spotlight for positive reasons, but occasionally also for the wrong ones. As an organisation, we have pulled together and I am extremely happy with the work that has been done this week by highly experienced members of our commissions, whose expertise and council will allow AIBA and its community to develop further throughout this next Olympic cycle.”