U.S. Olympic boxer Terrell Gausha is so disgusted over the George Zimmerman verdict ... he's vowing to never sport the red, white and blue again.
Gausha -- who boxed in the
2012 London Summer Games --
started wearing the American flag on his boxing trunks after his Olympic run ... but tells TMZ he's done with that now in the wake of Zimmerman's acquittal in the killing o Trayvon Martin.Terrell adds, "How can I wear my stars and stripes proudly in a country where they make a big deal out of Mike Vick fighting dogs; but not a young innocent black male's life."Gausha added, "When I represented my country in the
Olympics I was proud to wear my
flag. I even wore it on my head on
the way to the ring. What happened this weekend was a slap in the face."
Gausha has turned pro -- so he's not eligible for the U.S. team in 2016 -- but doesn't sound like he's
interested ... telling us he refuses to rep a "nation with so much racism and hatred."
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Trayvon Martin Verdict I'm Ashamed to Wear U.S. Flag Says Black Olympic Boxer
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