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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews Jun 1

    "I do feel a lot more accepted" 🥊🥊 Sikh boxer welcomes lifting ban on beards 🧔 http://bbc.in/2xvcMAF pic.twitter.com/VJezA2gcze

    6:52 AM - 1 Jun 2018
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    23 replies 33 retweets 154 likes
      1. Nay White‏ @maximirth10 Jun 1
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Well, he's a nice tall glass of iced tea!

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      1. Fahim‏ @F4H1M1997 Jun 1
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        You ain't a practising Sikh if you trim your beard

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      2. Dom‏ @CabbieDom Jun 1
        Replying to @BBCNews

        What’s next ? Sharia law?

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      3. Dick Socrates‏ @DickSocrates Jun 1
        Replying to @CabbieDom @BBCNews

        Yes, Sharia law is the next thing after lifting the ban on beards in amateur boxing.

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Snark the Shark‏ @behindblueyes71 Jun 1
        Replying to @BBCNews

        His boxing style is categorized as, "Sikh and Destroy"

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      1. Dorothea Brooke‏ @Fatalisme_actif Jun 1
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        I would like to stare at that gorgeous face forever

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      1. daylight‏ @daylight2017 Jun 1
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        @thesundaytimes @DailyMirror What does England do for the Christians, just pushef to the corner in their own country

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      1. Шауле Еяdmапп‏ @WayneE1961 Jun 1
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        The peaceful religion. But will still accept men fisting each other in the ring...... 🍌⭕... 😮

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      1. Anthony D‏ @amansstomach Jun 1
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        They'll be allowed knives in the ring next 😨 🐞pic.twitter.com/CL7kghDi5N

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      1. D D‏ @DarrenDilliway Jun 1
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        I remember Billy Connolly saying a bloke tried to punch him, but he missed as he thought his chin ended where his beard ended!

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      2. PW‏ @paulwill617 Jun 1
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        Man uses religious dogma to justify unfair advantage.

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      3. Paul‏ @tired_paul Jun 1
        Replying to @paulwill617 @BBCNews

        But it's not an unfair advantage if everyone can grow a beard if they choose to.

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      4. PW‏ @paulwill617 Jun 1
        Replying to @tired_paul @BBCNews

        That's true, which will be encouraging news for the Russian women's Olympic boxing team.

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      1. Zim/Tartan Terror‏ @Weescosha Jun 1
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Yes but the ban on beards has been in place for years but it's only now that beards are trendy they changed the rules

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      1. Colin sherlock‏ @nocylad Jun 1
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        Now lift the ban on horseshoes in the gloves.

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      1. david arnold‏ @davearnold64 Jun 1
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        pic.twitter.com/ysyYesopEH

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      1. Zak Mitchell‏ @futrettamer Jun 1
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        About time!

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