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Abel Osundairo was proudly rocking a red MAGA hat while celebrating a big moment in his boxing career … but he says he’s not throwing a jab at Jussie Smollett.
Ya gotta see this video TMZ obtained of Abel and brother Ola celebrating Abel becoming the top amateur boxer in his weight class … they’re partying it up at a Chicago club, with some eye-catching hats.
Abel’s got a red hat that says MAGA … which, of course, plays like a reference to Jussie claiming his attackers yelled “this is MAGA country” during the hoax attack.
While some think he was gloating over Jussie, who was just found guilty of lying to Chicago cops, Abel’s attorney, Gloria Rodriguez tells TMZ … the hat is not a shot at Smollett or show of support for Donald Trump.
Instead, Abel’s lawyer says he customized the MAGA hat with an outline of Africa as the letter “A” because he wants the hat to be a reflection of his Nigerian heritage. It’s more like Make Africa Great Again … than anything else.
The celebration went down Sunday night at Chicago’s Sage nightclub after he won a boxing tournament in Louisiana, vaulting him to the No. 1 amateur boxing ranking in the 189-pound division.
Remember, we’ve seen Abel show off his boxing prowess before … so it’s no shock he’s climbing the ranks.
2/29/20
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Ola’s got an interesting hat too — his red lid says, “Free Larry Hoover,” which is timely considering Kanye West and Drake just squashed their beef with a benefit concert for the notorious Chicago gangster … who Ola believes was wrongly imprisoned.
Headwear aside, Abel also showed off his championship boxing belt … and he and his bro spent the night dancing and singing with other patrons. To the victor go the spoils.