World Champion Boxers , Usyk and Lomachenko, Join Ukrainian Defense Battalion .
World Champion Boxers , Usyk and Lomachenko, Join Ukrainian Defense Battalion .
CNN reports that Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko have joined the fight for the future of their country as part of the territorial defense battalion.
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CNN reports that Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko have joined the fight for the future of their country as part of the territorial defense battalion.
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Usyk is currently the unified world heavyweight champion, holding the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO belts.
Lomachenko was the unified lightweight champion from 2018 to 2020 and previously held the featherweight and junior lightweight belts.
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Lomachenko was the unified lightweight champion from 2018 to 2020 and previously held the featherweight and junior lightweight belts.
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He is also one of the most accomplished amateur boxers of all time, compiling a record of 396 wins against just one loss.
He is also one of the most accomplished amateur boxers of all time, compiling a record of 396 wins against just one loss.
CNN reports that the boxers are childhood friends and godfathers to each other's children.
CNN reports that the boxers are childhood friends and godfathers to each other's children.
According to CNN, both men were outside of Ukraine when Russia launched its invasion.
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With airports shut down, Usyk was forced to fly to Warsaw and travel 500 miles by car to cross the border and enter Kyiv.
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In an exclusive interview with CNN, Usyk and his manager spoke via video link from a basement in Kyiv.
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In an exclusive interview with CNN, Usyk and his manager spoke via video link from a basement in Kyiv.
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Despite the grave danger, Usyk said that he remains unafraid.
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My soul belongs to the Lord and my body and my honor belong to my country, to my family.
So there is no fear, absolutely no fear.
There’s just bafflement – how could this be in the 21st century?, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.
My soul belongs to the Lord and my body and my honor belong to my country, to my family.
So there is no fear, absolutely no fear.
There’s just bafflement – how could this be in the 21st century?, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.
I really don’t know when I’m going to be stepping back in the ring.
My country and my honor are more important to me than a championship belt, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.
I really don’t know when I’m going to be stepping back in the ring.
My country and my honor are more important to me than a championship belt, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN
