Athletistic / MMA. The Russian Boxing Federation has filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office over an incident that occurred during a Hardcore FC promotional tournament. Azerbaijani fighter Javid Rzayev insulted a member of the opposing team, Sergei Prikhodko.

After the fight, which ended in Rzaev’s victory, the Azerbaijani called a member of the opposing team a “Russian pig.”

Subsequently, the Azerbaijani athlete apologized and also said that he did not want to offend the Russians.

Azerbaijani MMA Fighter Calls Russian Opponent ‘Russian Pig’

“Based on the results of the inspection, the Russian Boxing Federation filed a statement with the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation and applied a sporting sanction in the form of disqualification against the fighter Rzayev Javid Seyidi oglu. The Federation continues to conduct an inspection against the promoter,” the organization’s statement said.



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