BOXING promoter Kalle Sauerland has broken his silence on the ring girl debate by UPPING the amount of ladies in the World Boxing Super Series on Saturday.
With grid girls banned from Formula One, as well as walk-on models at the Darts being axed, Sauerland is refusing to be bow down to pressure.
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And the German-born 40-year-old took to Twitter to show where he stands on the discussion of banning girls from sport.
He said: “VALENTINES DAY ANNOUNCEMENT: In reaction to the #RingGirlDebate we have reacted by INCREASING our #WBSS ladies from 4 to 6 – welcome @Charl0ttewood and Katie.”
There had been fears that boxing could follow F1 and darts, with broadcasters believing the presence of the women could draw criticism from militant feminists.
Ring Daniel Hanson recently told SunSport she feared for her job, and cannot fathom why people have an issue.
The 27-year-old said: “At the end of the day it’s a girl’s right to do whatever job she wants.
“It doesn’t matter if she’s modelling, being a ring girl, or doing an office job at a computer — she shouldn’t be told she can’t do a job.
“It’s obviously worrying for everyone. Formula 1 is a huge sport and if it can happen it, it can happen to boxing.
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“Ring girls are a tradition that has been around for a long while and it should not just be thrown away.”
It’s an opinion echoed by Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who said that not only do ring girls help fans by telling them what round it is, they are part of the tradition of the sport.
He told GQ recently: “We want to keep the traditions of the sport going and in my opinion it has nothing to do with sexism or feminism.
“It is just a part of boxing and until we are told otherwise, we will keep them involved.”
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