Povetkin spoke about the correspondence with Usyk after February 24

Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin revealed the details of the conversation he had after February 24 with the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

Povetkin was one of the first to publicly support the decision to invade Ukraine by his country's troops.

“We corresponded a little. He has his own mood. I can't say anything bad about him. This is his side. I said: look at Donbass, at Lugansk. How many children died there. Yours, Ukrainian. How medals were torn from veterans. This is fine? They forgot who won the war."

But the fact that Ukraine is our fraternal people, I still say. And Sasha is a strong and good athlete. I can’t say anything bad about him, ”Povetkin quotes News.ru.