U.S. Olympic Boxer Terrell Gausha is another athlete that has expressed his disdain for the George Zimmerman acquittal. He has vowed to never sport the red, white and blue again.
Gausha told TMZ, "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."
The 25 year-old boxer started to wear the American flag on his boxing trunks after he boxed in the 2012 London Summer Games.
The boxer added, "When I represent 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 is now ineligible to take part in the next Olympics in 2016 now that he has turned pro, but he doesn't seemed too interested seeing as he "refuses to rep a nation that has so much racism and hatred."
Gausha is the reigning USA National Middleweight Boxing Champion.
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