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Boxing: British board bans fighters from Russia and Belarus

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow, Russia March 10, 2022. Sputnik/ via REUTERS

Professional boxing's British governing body said on Thursday it would not allow boxers registered or licensed in Russia and Belarus to fight in Britain.

The British Boxing Board of Control's statement follows global sporting sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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