The Klitschkos, Lomachenko, Usyk – several former and active boxers join the military resistance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv – For years, the Klitschko brothers have thrilled the sports world in the boxing ring. Vitali is now mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Now Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are fighting again – but in the Ukraine war against the Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Vitali Klitschko – the older of the two brothers – has been mayor of the metropolis with its 2.8 million inhabitants since 2014. His current task: to warn and encourage the residents of air raids. “The enemy wants to conquer the heart of our country. But we will fight and not give up on Kyiv,” writes the 50-year-old on the social network Telegram.
In the Ukraine conflict, the Klitschko brothers benefit from the willpower they have trained for years
According to his own statements, his brother Vladimir, who is five years his junior, is also in Kyiv. He also appears in videos in camouflage uniform, speaks with a serious expression and tired facial features. Already had in February Wladimir Klitschko announced that he would take up arms in the event of a war in Ukraine to want.
In these difficult times, the Klitschko brothers also benefit from the willpower they have trained for years in professional sport, according to experts and companions. “What the two boys are doing for their country is indescribable. As multi-millionaires, they could afford a good life anywhere, but they fight for their homeland in the war,” said Thomas Pütz, President of the Association of German Professional Boxers (BDB).
Vasily Lomachenko is also fighting Russia in Ukraine
Boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko has also joined a territorial defense battalion in Ukraine, according to ESPN. A picture published by the 34-year-old on Sunday (March 27, 2022) via Facebook shows the two-time Olympic champion armed and in a military uniform.
As ESPN further reports, Lomachenko was in Greece when the invasion began. His return flight to Ukraine on Friday (02/24/2022) was delayed because air traffic had been suspended. He finally traveled home via Bucharest and Romania to be with his family near Odessa.
Vitaly Klitschko | former world heavyweight champion, mayor of Kyiv |
Wladimir Klitschko | former world heavyweight champion and WBA super champion |
Vasily Lomachenko | former world lightweight champion |
Alexander Usyk | reigning world heavyweight champion |
Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KO), a former three-division champion, is close to a June 5 fight in Australia against undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos, a title fight that airs June 4 in the United States on ESPN would become. Lomachenko agreed to his end of the deal earlier this month.
Boxing Federation President Praises Athletes for Action in Ukraine War Against Russia
In addition to Lomachenko and the Klitschkos, the reigning heavyweight world champion Alexander Usyk has also joined the fights against the offensive of Wladimir Putin* connected. Usyk also addressed a few words to the Russian population via Instagram: “Don’t let your children go to our country, don’t fight with us,” he wrote. “Our children, wives and grandmothers are hiding in the cellars… We are here in our own country, we cannot help it – we are defending ourselves… Stop it! Stop this war.”
Mykola Kovalchuk, President of the WBC Ukraine, commented on the boxers joining the military: “We are so proud of our boxers, our true champions in boxing and champions in this war,” he was quoted as saying by dpa. “We are proud to be Ukrainians.” (tk with dpa) *hna.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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