At the same time, Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) was allowed to participate in fights because of his Canadian citizenship..

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman.

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As for Beterbiev, he has been in Canada for 15 years. He lives in Canada, his children were born in Canada, he has a Canadian passport and residency, a Canadian boxing license. Therefore, the WBC Council made a separate decision in this case. We believe in what the world is doing, but we must also consider case studies and seek the rule of justice.

Also we have some (Russian) WBC silver champions and they can't defend their title. They will be transferred to the break, "

Recall that the organizers of Wimbledon-2022 reported that tennis players from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to the tournament due to the full-scale war that the Russian Federation unleashed on the territory of Ukraine.