Townsville Bulletin

Heil that, ya fascist grub

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An Italian boxer whose chest is covered in Nazi tattoos was beaten in a title fight by an immigrant who said he was spurred to victory by his opponent’s offensive body art.

Hassan Nourdine, 34, who was born in Morocco, described Michele Broili’s tattoos as obscene after he punched him out to win Italy’s superfeath­erweight title in Trieste.

“Seeing Broili’s tattoos glorifying Nazism disgusted me, not to mention the spectators giving fascist salutes,” he said. “I had more of a taste to win.”

Broili, 28, has the logo of the SS underneath the number 88 – a code used by neo-nazis that means “Heil Hitler”.

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