Did boxer Paddy Barnes finally meet his match in Rio?

BELFAST boxer Paddy Barnes saw his dream of a third consecutive Olympic medal ended by Spain’s Samuel Carmona at Rio 2016 in the round of 16.

However the light-flyweight wasn’t two despondent as he showed his sense of humour by having a jab at himself on social media.

Two-time bronze Olympic medallist Barnes ran into British boxer Anthony Joshua in Rio and posed for a mock face-off with the IBF heavyweight champion, who has won all 17 of his professional fights by way of knockout.

5ft 4in Barnes faced off against 6ft 6in Anthony Joshua [Picture: Paddy Barnes / Facebook]

After the controversy surrounding the defeats of Katie Taylor and Michael Conlan at Rio, it’s nice to see Barnes close out the Games with a bit of levity.

Reckon I could take him like.....@anthonyfjoshua pic.twitter.com/ajE2uAv5YZ

— Paddy Barnes (@paddyb_ireland) August 21, 2016

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