Former heavyweight champions Vitali Klitschko and his brother, Wladimir, are ready to take up arms in the war in Ukraine.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, said Thursday he plans to fight against Russia’s invasion, which began in the day’s early hours.
Klitschko, a Hall of Fame boxer, now has been called to defend Ukraine and Kyiv again, along with his brother Wladimir, also a former heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer.an invasion. Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated Anthony Joshua in September, was in London this week for a meeting related to an upcoming boxing video game but was back in Ukraine on Thursday.
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