Olympic bronze medalist Samuel Takyi has opened up on his semi bout loss to USA’s Duke Ragan .

“The Golden Ring Warrior” defied all the odds at his debut Olympics clinching a bronze medal Ghana’s first podium finish in 29 years.

Speaking to Citi TV, the 20 years old insists the officials manipulated the bout in the favour of the American.

“Duke Ragan is a very talented boxer and also a professional.

“We fought and I don’t know what happened in the ring but God first.

“I myself thought I won that fight.

“I am defeating him and I am doing everything in the ring to win.

“If you can watch that video again he was holding me and the referee looked like he was guiding Duke Ragan to the final.

“I was doing my best to win,” he revealed on The Tracker on Citi TV.

Takyi joins Ghanaian Olympic boxing greats Clement Quartey, a light welterweight who won silver in Rome 1960, Eddie Blay a bronze light welterweight medallist from Tokyo 1964 and Prince Amartey who made history in Munch 1972.