Hal Adonis, then president of Boxing USA, declared that being abused
in early life provides the perfect foundations for a successful boxing
career.
During the rant, he made a series of extraordinary claims about
women's amateur boxing, including the words: 'Half of our girls have
been molested, half of our girls are gay.'
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Down for the count: Amateur boxing chief causes uproar by saying all
female fighters are either child abuse victims or gay
Hal Adonis was sacked as Boxing USA's president when he said: 'Half of
our girls have been molested, half of our girls are gay'
But Boxing USA refused to remove him from its board so International
Boxing Association suspended the organisation for three months
It meant all amateur boxing competitions were cancelled and amateur
boxing gyms temporarily lost licences
The suspension has now been lifted, 'for the sake of boxers across the
U.S.', but Adonis remains banned from amateur boxing for two years
Adonis: 'If kids tell me they haven't been abused, I say, "I don't
think you belong in boxing"'
Adonis had been banned from all boxing activities for two years
Daily Mail (UK)
By MATT BLAKE
PUBLISHED: 07:10 EST, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 08:40 EST, 26 October 2012
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