VIDEO: Bernard Dunne left baffled by Michael O’Reilly’s “idiotic decision”

Not only is Bernard Dunne disappointed with Michael O'Reilly's situation at Rio 2016 but he sounds downright perplexed at how the Portlaoise middleweight allowed himself to get into that position to begin with.

Dunne, speaking in his capacity as a pundit on RTÉ, has slammed the slipshod mindset of O'Reilly in taking a supplement when he wasn't fully sure of the substances contained within. O'Reilly is returning home to Ireland after deciding against contesting the provisional suspension he received last week when he tested positive for a banned substance. The 23-year-old released a statement this week in which he admitted that he unintentionally took a supplement that may have contained a prohibited substance. And former WBA super bantamweight champion Dunne can't comprehend why O'Reilly would take such a risk. O'Reilly was given a bye in the Olympic draw and was slated to take to the ring for the first time on Friday but he will now play no part in these Games. And Dunne sounds amazed by how O'Reilly was able to work so hard and let himself down by sheer carelessness at the final hurdle. "That's the incredible part. He had done the hard part in qualifying for the Games and post-qualification, he goes and probably makes the most idiotic decision he has ever made," Dunne continued. "As a high performance athlete, you're fully responsible for anything that's in your system."