Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine celebrates after his unanimous decision victory over Anthony Joshua of Britain in their WBA (Super), WBO and IBF boxing title bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Former heavyweight champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are leading some of the resistance from the mayor's office in beleaguered Kyiv. Two-time Olympic champion Vasiliy Lomachenko has an assault rifle and a place in a defense force, and current heavyweight champion Aleksandr Usyk rushed back home to take up arms against the Russians. Ukraine's rich boxing community is determined to fight, this time with guns instead of their fists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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'It's my duty': World heavyweight boxing champ returns to Ukraine to fight
Current world heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk has returned home to take up arms in Ukraine. Speaking from a basement in the Kyiv area in an exclusive interview with Don Riddell, the 35-year-old fighter believes that boxing has prepared him for this terrifying scenario, even though his sport is the furthest thing from his mind at the moment.
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Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine celebrates after his unanimous decision victory over Anthony Joshua of Britain in their WBA (Super), WBO and IBF boxing title bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Former heavyweight champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are leading some of the resistance from the mayor's office in beleaguered Kyiv. Two-time Olympic champion Vasiliy Lomachenko has an assault rifle and a place in a defense force, and current heavyweight champion Aleksandr Usyk rushed back home to take up arms against the Russians. Ukraine's rich boxing community is determined to fight, this time with guns instead of their fists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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