Heavyweight boxing champion to take up soccer

Niall Doran
February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
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Heavyweight boxing champion to take up soccer

Since his big win last year, although it wasn’t a shock to some in boxing, boxing genius and heavyweight champion from Ukraine Alexander Usyk has been busy.

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Sponsorships and appearances well deserved for one of the pound for pound best in boxing today.

Now it appears he’s even taking his hand to some soccer in the Ukraine:

(Hat tip Michael Benson Twitter)

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Oleksandr Usyk has announced that he is set to play for Ukrainian second division football team FC Polissya in a friendly match on Thursday as part of their winter training camp. He has been training with the side today…

[📽️ @Usykaa & FC Polissya] pic.twitter.com/aL9ivy7ttF
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) February 1, 2022

One of boxing’s great characters Usyk.

So much happening in heavyweight boxing at the moment and surely Usyk soon will have a fight announcement.

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