From Kyiv, Ukraine's mayor, Vitali Klitschko and his brother, Wladimir Klitschko, to two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukraine's heavyweight boxers are joining the fight against the Russian invasion.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to intensify, with troops moving closer to the capital of Kyiv from the ground. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said Russia clearly has intentions with respect to Kyiv but that Ukrainian forces have been quite effective at combating the incoming soldiers. Kirby noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to escalate and still has "significant combat power" that he has yet to put into play.
Vitali Klitschko is helping lead it as mayor of Kyiv. His younger brother plays the role of chief second. "The Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Territorial Defence Battalion has been formed and armed," the caption read. "In the territorial defence, boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko informed the mayor." On Sunday, Usyk posed not with gloves but an automatic rifle, flanked by three other armed men in the Kyiv Territorial Defense force.
And people in boxing still talk about Vitali Klitschko nearly getting the upper hand on Lennox Lewis in their heavyweight clash in Los Angeles in 2003 that ended only because the ring doctor stopped it when there was so much blood flowing down Klitschko’s face he couldn’t see. Vitali Klitschko has been mayor of Kyiv since 2014, two years after he finally called it quits on a boxing career that earned him an Olympic gold medal and a world title. His brother was arguably even more successful, holding pieces of the heavyweight title while going 11 years without a defeat.
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