Usyk appealed to IOC for boxing to stay at Olympics in Tokyo

WBO/WBC cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk appealed to Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for boxing to stay in the program of the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo. Earlier, the IOC stated that this sport can be excluded from the Olympics because of multiple violations in the work of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA).

"Dear Thomas Bach, my name is Alexander Usyk. I won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London in the boxing tournament. Boxing is not just a sport for me, it also made me a man, husband, and father. It taught me how to live and be genuine, which I am very grateful for. "The Olympic Games fulfill me with emotions, because it means a lot of hard work, especially for every boxer - you train a lot, living a dream to achieve greater heights and it makes you move further. "I ask you to reconsider the position and leave the boxing in the program of the Olympic Games 2020. I appeal to support everyone who cares - fans, athletes and just not indifferent people!", wrote Usyk in one of the social networks.