Athletistic/ Boxing. Undefeated Russian light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has opened up about how he came to fight Saul Alvarez under the flag of Kyrgyzstan.

“I don’t want to offend anyone, but, to be honest, there was no idea to go out under the flag of Kyrgyzstan. Being a professional boxer, I haven’t come out under the flag yet. But I went out under the flag from Kyrgyzstan. The Russian, as I was a member of the national team, I was in support, they fed me and led me, it makes sense that I represent them.

They wanted to cancel this fight, they banned going out with a flag, an anthem, and the organizers themselves contributed to it. It was only after the battle that I saw the flag of Kyrgyzstan displayed on the screen from behind. Note that he was born there. But it all ultimately depends on the organizers,” Bivol explained.