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Ukrainian boxing star Vasiliy Lomachenko to skip upcoming fight over Russia invasion
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Vasiliy Lomachenko, a Ukrainian boxing star who joined the nation’s army to assist thrust back Russia’s invasion, determined Monday he’ll skip out on his subsequent combat.
George Kambosos was set to combat Lomachenko on June 5 in Australia however the Ukrainian determined to remain within the nation, Kambosos’ promoter Lou DiBella informed ESPN.
Vasiliy Lomachenko in motion towards Luke Campbell.
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“I respect your choice and I completely perceive and I pray for you and your nation,” Kambosos tweeted. “please keep protected and as soon as i wipe the ground with Devin (Haney), we are going to make this combat between two actual champions. God bless.”
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Lomachenko, together with heavyweight boxing star Oleksandr Usyk, joined Ukraine’s territorial protection battalions as Russia started its invasion.
Vasyl Lomachenko poses as he celebrates profitable the combat.
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“How can anybody query, the combat he is going by way of proper now’s a lot greater than any boxing match,” DiBella informed ESPN. “We made a cope with him, the deal was actually finished earlier than the invasion, we needed to provide him any probability inside motive with our allowable timetable.”
He continued: “We have now nothing however the utmost respect for his choice. Kambosos needed to verify as soon as we made that deal that Lomachenko had ample time to determine. … We stated all alongside we might attempt to make the most important fights and we did that right now.”
Australian WBA, WBO & IBF Light-weight World Champion boxer George Kambosos poses at Sydney Airport on December 09, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.
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Lomachenko is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He gained gold as a featherweight in 2008 and gold as a light-weight in 2012. The 34-year-old is a former champion in three separate weight courses – featherweight, junior light-weight and light-weight.