The International Federation of Thai Boxing Associations (IFMA), after a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, banned the Russians and Belarusians in the tournaments, but later allowed to fight under the neutral flag.
Ukrainian fighter Alexander Lavrynenko In the semifinals, which took place on May 30, he defeated the Russian and will now fight for the victory of the world champion among athletes under 23.
After the battle, the representative of Ukraine refused to handshake with his opponent. On the same day, six more Ukrainians won – Banar and Zakharchenko went to the finals, and Efimenko, Khiklo, Chaban and Shelesko made their way to the semifinals.
VIDEO. The best moments of Lavrynenko’s battle against Russian
Source: Sport.ua