Sports and the attempt to isolate Russia by Taylor Report published on 2022-06-03T01:41:02Z Phil interviews Luke Beirne about the recent light heavyweight title match between Dmitry Bivol and Mexican pugilist Canelo Alvarez. The fight is interesting politically because the American and Mexican anthems were played, but not the Russian. There was also an attempt to prevent the bout from taking place at all, initiated by former champion Vitali Klitschko, now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. The relationship of sports to Cold War politics is fascinating. Beirne points out that no one called for banning US athletes during the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Genre News & Politics