Aussie boxer causes Aborigine stir
August 1, 2012, Wednesday
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AUSTRALIAN boxer Damien Hooper could be punished for entering the Olympic boxing arena on Monday wearing a T-shirt bearing the colors of the Aboriginal flag.
The 20-year-old light heavyweight, who should have emerged from the tunnel dressed in a red singlet, said he did not regret the gesture. "I'm an v representing my culture and my people here at the Olympic Games," said Hooper. Hooper, the first indigenous Australian boxer to triumph at a junior world title level when he won Youth Olympics Gold in 2010, was ambivalent about being punished for his gesture. "I didn't say I didn't care," said the fighter. In the ring, he pulled off one of his best ever victories, beating America's Marcus Browne - the first defeat for the United States at the boxing in these Games - 13-11.
The 20-year-old light heavyweight, who should have emerged from the tunnel dressed in a red singlet, said he did not regret the gesture. "I'm an v representing my culture and my people here at the Olympic Games," said Hooper. Hooper, the first indigenous Australian boxer to triumph at a junior world title level when he won Youth Olympics Gold in 2010, was ambivalent about being punished for his gesture. "I didn't say I didn't care," said the fighter. In the ring, he pulled off one of his best ever victories, beating America's Marcus Browne - the first defeat for the United States at the boxing in these Games - 13-11.
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