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Ukrainian boxer banned from fighting with Ukrainian flag
Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Maxim Prodan (19-2-1, 15 KOs) said that there is also a bias against Ukrainian symbols in professional boxing.
“I wanted to enter the ring with the flag – it’s impossible. It’s also impossible under the song “Oh, there’s a red snowball in the meadow”. They said a lot of politics, but we have sports. For this purpose, I specifically sewed a yellow-blue kit to enter the ring. Here is such a story… And The song was from our Kazakh Fair,” wrote Prodan.
Previously, Ukrainian boxer Matvey Razhba had to take off his vyshyvanka and Cossack cap after fighting at the Acropolis Cup tournament.
Source: Sport UA
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