MOSCOW, May 6 World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight Super Champion Dmitry Bivol, against the backdrop of statements by Ukrainian ex-boxers Vladimir and Vitali Klitschko, before the fight of the Russian against the undisputed world champion in the super middleweight Mexican Saul Alvarez urged not to mix sports and politics. Earlier, Vladimir Klitschko and his brother, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, called for sanctions against Russian athletes because of the situation in Ukraine. According to Bivol, he always rooted for Wladimir Klitschko when the Ukrainian competed in the ring, and now he is sad that he mixes sports and politics. «I supported him throughout his career, I liked his boxing style, and I was always happy, when he won. He is an athlete and should understand that sports and politics are different. It's sad that he mixes sports and politics, «Bivol said in a video interview published on the iFL TV YouTube channel. Bivol and Alvarez will fight for the title of champion WBA Super Light Heavyweight May 7 in Las Vegas (USA).
