Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Jeff Monson commented on the International Boxing Association (IBA) report. sued Against the heads of the national federations boycotting the world championships due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
“I fully support this decision. There is no place for politics and commerce in sports. We must unite, do better, give the opportunity to show their talents, support each other. Every person and every team should become better by competing with other participants. Despite all the world events, we must come together.” .
Where was the worldwide condemnation when the US and other countries conducted operations in Iraq, Libya. Where were the sanctions then? They were not! The USA did whatever it wanted. Now the same countries began to impose sanctions on Russia, remove it from the world sports arena, prohibit athletes from wearing Russian symbols, ”says Monson. “Sport Express”.
The Women’s World Championship will be held in New Delhi, India in March 2023, and the men’s tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in May.
The USA, UK, Czech Republic, Ireland, Sweden, Ukraine, Norway, Poland and Canada have previously announced that they will boycott the tournaments. This was due to the fact that boxers from Russia and Belarus were admitted to competitions under their own national flags.
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