TWEETS: The stunned reaction to Michael Conlan’s frankly outrageous Olympic defeat

Ireland's best gold medal hope Michael Conlan is sensationally out of the Olympics after one of the most twisted judging decisions in recent history.

Russia's Vladimir Nikitin was the victor after all three judges scored the fight 29-28. https://twitter.com/AndyLeeBoxing/status/765561473259204612 This is what Irish Twitter users made of the bout. https://twitter.com/Pajpunisher/status/765557342805123072 First round Conlan was the dominant fighter in the first round but not a single judge thought so. https://twitter.com/kenegan30/status/765558929812234240 https://twitter.com/ProperChurch/status/765558627121922048 https://twitter.com/EndaCurran1/status/765558571417399296 https://twitter.com/cads3/status/765558790783664128 https://twitter.com/ColmODonoghue/status/765558569668382720 Second round Conlan's right hands were finding their range but the Russian was getting through with uppercuts. Conlan had to get treatment to an old cut that opened up during the round. As did his opponent. Luckily, sense was prevailing... https://twitter.com/TheAnswer75/status/765559886956621825 https://twitter.com/EvanneNiC/status/765559954170384384 https://twitter.com/Pajpunisher/status/765559914806796288 Third round The final round was so, so tight with both men looking gassed. https://twitter.com/YeSecondPost/status/765560417603182592 By the final bell, no-one had a clue where it would go. https://twitter.com/dubsoulrebel/status/765560630589943808 https://twitter.com/Slyone1069/status/765560872341209089 THE REACTION RTE's fight commentator Hugh Cahill tweeted this in the immediate aftermath, as the broadcaster went to an ad break. https://twitter.com/hughcahill7/status/765561372432293888 The rest of the nation tried to take it all in. https://twitter.com/sineadkissane/status/765561087395848192 https://twitter.com/CoghlanFiona/status/765561142357942272 https://twitter.com/AaronMcAllorum/status/765561106769338368 https://twitter.com/ElChiefMoore/status/765561139107336197