Usyk wants to return to football after a year

WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk said that he could play for the Polesie football club at a tournament in Turkey, but an injury could prevent him.

Last year, the Ukrainian boxer made his debut in big football as part of the Zhytomyr team.

“I want to play, but I have a little difficulty with my left foot. My coaching staff and I will decide whether I will play or not. Emotions are good. There was a training today, and after it I quickly went here to support the guys.

I see that the guys have grown mentally. They have motivation and they continue to move towards the goal. This is the big leagues, wins. Some guys from my team saw the Polesie game a year ago and now, and one of them said: “They play awesome!

You need to support your club to the end, no matter what. We showed character, let's move on. Thank God that there is a victory, ”the press service of the club quotes Usyk.