Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk is upon us and the whole world is gearing up for the ultimate showdown. However, Oleksandr Usyk is worried about the Ukraine war.
As per an interview, Oleksandr Usyk is very disturbed with the war news. Having experienced the horrors of war 1st hand he still recalls his short experience of the Ukraine war. He has revealed he wakes up every morning and checks ‘how many rockets have landed in Ukraine’.
Ukraine war almost ‘destroyed’ Oleksandr Usyk
His family was impacted by the war in Ukraine when Usyk and his young family had to flee their home in Vorzel, Bucha. His ancestral house was destroyed and the family lost a lot of possessions.
Usyk said: “My children are asking: ‘Daddy, why do they want to kill us?’ I don’t know how to answer that.
“My family are not in Ukraine now but a lot of people I know and a lot of my close friends are inside the country.
“I am in touch with them every day, I am asking them for updates.
“I didn’t want to leave the country. I want to live there, still. Straight after the fight I will go back to Ukraine.”
Usyk doing whatever he can to help his people
Despite his packed training regime Usyk has done whatever he can to help his nation. He talked about his struggles with the war in the past.
“I am motivated by the idea that I must help my nation, my people,” Usyk told CNN Sport. “If I have the abilities, if I have strength to do that, if I can do it.”
“God has given me this chance to be on TV, to be, thanks to God, known in the world of sports.
“This is my opportunity to share with people about what’s happening. Many people in the world think it’s just some kind of a game happening here, and we are just making it all up.”
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