Usyk: “It is my duty to protect my home, my family”

IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), a multimillionaire, with a big rematch against Anthony Joshua on the horizon, could have gone on his own and with his family anywhere in the world, but he chose to stay in Ukraine and is ready to defend his homeland. In an interview with a CNN journalist, Alexander talked about how he spends his time during the shelling of Russian occupiers.

"The bombing around is crazy."

heavyweight champion @usykaa speaks to @donriddellCNN after traveling into Ukraine to take up arms in the defense battalion.

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