Ex-boxing referee Bill Phillips claims he was bribed to fix matches at the Olympics with two prostitutes.
Investigations continue into corruption in the sport and Phillips, now 73, believes it is an 'endemic' issue - insisting Olympic boxing is "doomed".
There have been a series of high-profile incidents in past Games, including in Rio in 2016, when suspected match-fixing prevented Joe Joyce from claiming gold.
Phillips stepped away after Beijing in 2008 and recalls a particular incident at a qualifying event for the competition in Kazakhstan earlier that year.
“I was still unpacking when I heard a knock at the door. So I open it and a young girl, absolutely stunning, is standing there. ‘Mr Phillips, I’ve come to keep you company.’ I said: ‘No, I’m okay thank you.’ So she went. Then about an hour or two later, two came to the door. I started laughing. I said I can’t handle one, let alone two," he told the Times.
He added: “On the same trip, they also said they were having a banquet in a sauna one evening. There’s a table laid on with vodka, loads of food — different meats. I’m thinking ‘This is nice.’
“Then they brought these women in and they were all naked. I had some vodka and went back to my room. I’m not going to say what happened with the others after I left, but in the time I was there I kept my towel on.”
Phillips also claims he was also approached by a team official at a hotel during the tournament, who attempted a financial bribe but the Brit refused to accept.
Phillips insists he was determined to keep his conscience clear and believes accepting a bribe could have had fatal consequences for the boxers that stepped foot in the ring.
He claims boxing has been corrupt "since the day I started" - and spots tell-tale signs now that officials may have been swayed by external influences, including hand signals between referees and judges.
The investigators who uncovered corruption in Rio in 2018 claim the issue remains ongoing across boxing today.
