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Oleksandr Usyk (boxing)

Usyk is the reigning WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion of the world. The 35-year-old 2012 Olympic champion has enlisted in the Ukrainian army to protect his country. “I don’t want to shoot, I don’t want to kill, but I have no choice,” Usyk was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

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