World Champion Boxers , Usyk and Lomachenko, Join Ukrainian Defense Battalion .<br />World Champion Boxers , Usyk and Lomachenko, Join Ukrainian Defense Battalion .<br />CNN reports that Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and <br />Vasiliy Lomachenko have joined the fight for the future of <br />their country as part of the territorial defense battalion. .<br />CNN reports that Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and <br />Vasiliy Lomachenko have joined the fight for the future of <br />their country as part of the territorial defense battalion. .<br />Usyk is currently the unified world heavyweight champion, holding the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO belts.<br />Lomachenko was the unified lightweight <br />champion from 2018 to 2020 and previously <br />held the featherweight and junior lightweight belts. .<br />Lomachenko was the unified lightweight <br />champion from 2018 to 2020 and previously <br />held the featherweight and junior lightweight belts. .<br />He is also one of the most accomplished <br />amateur boxers of all time, compiling <br />a record of 396 wins against just one loss.<br />He is also one of the most accomplished <br />amateur boxers of all time, compiling <br />a record of 396 wins against just one loss.<br />CNN reports that the <br />boxers are childhood friends and <br />godfathers to each other's children.<br />CNN reports that the <br />boxers are childhood friends and <br />godfathers to each other's children.<br />According to CNN, both men were outside <br />of Ukraine when Russia launched its invasion. .<br />With airports shut down, Usyk was forced<br />to fly to Warsaw and travel 500 miles <br />by car to cross the border and enter Kyiv. .<br />In an exclusive interview with CNN, <br />Usyk and his manager spoke via <br />video link from a basement in Kyiv. .<br />In an exclusive interview with CNN, <br />Usyk and his manager spoke via <br />video link from a basement in Kyiv. .<br />Despite the grave danger, Usyk <br />said that he remains unafraid. .<br />My soul belongs to the Lord <br />and my body and my honor <br />belong to my country, to my family. <br />So there is no fear, absolutely no fear. <br />There’s just bafflement – <br />how could this be in the 21st century?, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.<br />My soul belongs to the Lord <br />and my body and my honor <br />belong to my country, to my family. <br />So there is no fear, absolutely no fear. <br />There’s just bafflement – <br />how could this be in the 21st century?, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.<br />I really don’t know when I’m going <br />to be stepping back in the ring. <br />My country and my honor <br />are more important to me<br />than a championship belt, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN.<br />I really don’t know when I’m going <br />to be stepping back in the ring. <br />My country and my honor <br />are more important to me<br />than a championship belt, Oleksandr Usyk, via CNN
