On the campaign billboard, the face of the 37-year-old boxer was painted with the Latin letter "

Briedis himself announced this by posting a corresponding video on his Instagram page..

" These ugly tricks characterize only the one who did it, if he thought of doing it himself, or the customer, but not me," Note that the boxer is running for the Latvian Seimas from the Saskani Social Democratic Party, which previously collaborated with United Russia..

At home, Briedis sullied his name with pro-Russian views.

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the boxer has spoken out on the subject only once, writing on Instagram that he is "

At the same time, Briedis did not forget to harshly criticize the dismantling of the Soviet monument to the liberators of Riga from the Nazi invaders on social networks.. Due to Briedis's pro-Russian stance in Latvia, no local channel broadcast live the boxer's July bout for the IBF world heavyweight title against Australian Jay Opetai, in which Mairis lost a unanimous decision and lost his title.

Recall that in January 2018, Briedis boxed against Usyk in the WBSS semi-finals and lost to the Ukrainian by a split decision of the judges..