The World of Boxing promotion has announced that ring girls will no longer be allowed to wear bikinis during broadcasts as a sign of respect to those of religious faiths.
Top Russian boxing promotion ‘World of Boxing' announced that ring girls in bikinis would be banned on all broadcasts as a sign of respect for those of Islamic and other religious faiths.
According to the promotion's CEO Andrew Ryabinsky, who announced the immediate changes at their most recent show on May 22 in Moscow, that the decision was long overdue for professional sporting events.
"There are people of different cultures at our shows," Ryabinsky said.