Savannah Marshall disappointed with scoring in defeat

Great Britain's Savannah Marshall has said that she expected the points verdict in her Olympic clash with Nouchka Fontijn to be "close", rather than a clear verdict in her opponent's favour.

Marshall had been bidding to guarantee at least a bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro but the middleweight lost out by scores of 40-36 and 39-37, with the other official scoring the contest 38-38.

The 25-year-old told reporters: "I thought it was close. I thought I'd won the second round and the last round but when I looked at the scores in the end it wasn't even close.

"I didn't win a round. I didn't even get a vote in the third. She's a brilliant fighter so she deserves the medal. What can I say, I haven't got one; I'll probably carry on after this though."

Marshall has won gold at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games but not at an Olympic Games.