Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk received a religious painting as a gift from the Ukrainian army ahead of Saturday's title fight with British challenger Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland.The Ukrainian's promoter Alexander Krassyuk told a press conference on Thursday that the painted wood had once
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk received a religious painting as a gift from the Ukrainian army ahead of Saturday's title fight with British challenger Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland.
"On 24 August, the independence day of Ukraine, the military wanted Oleksandr Usyk to get this present," he said."We know the real reason why they couldn't make it themselves and they asked me to deliver it.More than 1.6 million Ukrainians have sought temporary protection in Poland since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year and Usyk can count on strong support for Saturday's fight at the Tarczynski Arena.
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