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A PHOTO. Ukraine unfolds Azov flag at boxing tournament in Hungary

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A PHOTO.  Ukraine unfolds Azov flag at boxing tournament in Hungary

Ukrainian boxer Diana Petrenko He made a symbolic gesture to support Ukraine at the Bornemissza tournament held in Eger, Hungary. Diana won a silver medal in competitions, which was the 16-year-old athlete’s international debut.

During the award ceremony, Petrenko unfurled the Ukrainian flag, which depicts the symbols of the Azov regiment, but the organizers asked the athlete to hide it. The Ukrainian girl rolled for the rest of the ceremony, but refused to take it off completely.

Diana trains in a gym named after Serhiy Ambros, a Ukrainian athlete and military man who served in the Azov Battalion and died in 2015.

“I wanted to honor Sergiy Ambros and all the fallen defenders of Ukraine… The organizers didn’t like my move. “They tried to hide the flag twice, but I didn’t listen to them and held the flag in my hands throughout the awards ceremony,” he said.

Diana also dedicated the medal to the defenders of Ukraine, including members of her family. In particular, the godfather of the girl, Sergei Onoshenko, died in the battles of Gostomel.

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue After beating David, Picasso commented on his place in the pound-for-pound rankings.

Inoue said, “Yes Usyk came to watch my fight. But I should have done much better in the fight. So I won’t say anything about the P4P rankings, I will do much better next time.”

On Saturday, December 27, a large-scale Ring V boxing night was held at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The main event of the show was the fight for the title of absolute world champion, where Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Mexican rival Alan David Picasso fought. The Japanese boxer managed to win a convincing victory – the fight went through all 12 rounds.

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

Japanese boxer after fight in Riyadh Naoya Inoue He shared his impressions of his victory over Mexican David Picasso (119–109, 120–108, 117–111):

“Honestly, I’m tired. The point wasn’t that I had four fights a year, it was that I had to prepare very hard for each of those four fights. When you’re in this process, you tolerate it because you only think about the fight, but now that it’s over, I see that I definitely gave it everything I had.”

“I don’t want to disrespect Picasso, but I wanted to show the difference between us a little more clearly and knock him out. I couldn’t meet the expectations and I couldn’t box the way I wanted. Nothing has been decided yet, but I would be happy to organize a fight that will excite the whole of Japan.”

Japanese Junto Nakatani He talked about his victory over Sebastian Hernandez (118-110, 115-113, 115-113):

“This fight was an experience for me. I moved up to this weight class to win a championship, so if I get that chance, I want to take it.”

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a photo on his social network page with Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.

On Sunday, Nurmagomedov took part in the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony in Dubai. The Russian awarded Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba, who won the Comeback of the Year category. Djokovic was named athlete of the year.

“With the best athletes in the world,” Nurmagomedov signed the photo.

The Globe Soccer Awards were created by the European Club Association and the European Association of Football Agents.

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