BOXING fans were left baffled when the national anthems were sung BEFORE Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring.

The mind-boggling protocol change at Wembley Stadium left fans scratching their heads on social media.

Singer performing on stage.Singer Nadya Dorofeeva sung the Ukraine national anthemBoxer walking between two men in a boxing arena.Daniel Dubois entered the ring after both national anthems were performed

One X user said: “Why are they doing the national anthems when the ring is empty lol.”;

Another added: “I swear the anthems are played when the fighters are in the ring.”;

Mark added on X said: “Why aren’t they doing the national anthems when they are inside the ring.”;

The bizarre incident took place ahead of the rematch following the.

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