Usyk Puts Trump on the Ropes Over Ukraine War Comments
Unified heavyweight champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk invited US President Donald Trump to stay at his house for a week to understand the reality of war in Ukraine.
“Only one week. I will give him my house. Live please in Ukraine and watch what is going on every night,” Usyk told the BBC. “Every night there are bombs and flights above my house. Bombs, rocket. Every night. It’s enough.”
Usyk’s house in Vorzel, a suburb of Kyiv, is less than 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Bucha. In the early weeks of the full-scale invasion, as the Russians approached the outskirts of Kyiv, his home was damaged by Russian soldiers.
The Ukrainian heavyweight champion was born and raised in Simferopol, Crimea. After the Russians illegally annexed Crimea, Usyk, who refused to take a Russian passport, moved to the Kyiv area.
The US president has, on more than one occasion, blamed Ukraine for “starting the [full-scale] war,” which was in fact started by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Usyk, used his platform in the sports world to push back.
“Ukrainian people are dying. It’s not just military guys, but children, women, grandmothers, grandfathers,” said Usyk, who dedicated his victory against Anthony Joshua in 2022 to the people of Ukraine.
On July 19, Usyk, the WBA (super), WBO and WBC champion, will take on Britain’s Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
It will be a rematch of the pair’s August 2023 fight, which Usyk won.
Were he to win again, Usyk would become the two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.
Source: Kyiv Post