Paddy Barnes Olympic gold medal dream crashed against the rock that is Zou Shiming in today's light flyweight semi-final as the Belfast man was completely outclassed by the reigning world champion. Barnes was overwhelmed 15-0, failing to land a single scoring blow against the elusive home favourite.
As with Darren Sutherland earlier, Barnes will have the consolation of taking home a bronze medal from these Games but in the immediate aftermath of today's fight the 21-year-old was taking little solace from that fact.
"There's no doubt about it, he beat me fair and square, but not to score a point is a bit embarrassing," a bitterly disappointed Barnes explained.
Barnes clearly felt a number of his punches should have scored with the judges and pointed an accusing finger in their direction afterwards.
"I hit him with a lot of shots," he added. "I get drug tested. It should be the judges that get drug tested, not me. They can keep their bronze medal for all I care. What's a bronze medal? It's for losers."
Although Barnes can count himself unlucky not to register a point, the Chinese was much the better throughout the contest.
Kenny Egan, meanwhile, fights Tony Jeffries in the light heavyweight division later tonight.