Vitali Klitschko, former WBO, WBC World Heavyweight Boxer / Current Mayor of Kiev in Ukraine, posted two photographs of himself in military uniforms and weapons on his personal social media, promising to go into battle immediately before going live if he encountered Russian troops.
But in fact, these two photos are of Vitaly Klitschenko conducting a military exercise a year ago, showing him holding a machine gun ready to shoot, and the other is the content of him throwing a grenade, which he hopes to express his determination to defend Kiev and Ukraine.
In addition, Vitaly Klitschenko's younger brother Wladimir Klitschko and the current heavyweight unified boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk have also returned to Ukraine, showing that Ukrainian athletes in the boxing world are still united.
In addition, the four major boxing organizations WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO jointly issued a statement suspending the approval of all boxing matches in Russia. The heads of the big four organizations, Gilberto J. Mendoza WBA, Mauricio Sulaiman WBC, Daryl Peoples IBF and Francisco Valcarcel WBO, all spoke on behalf of their respective boxing organizations.
"The four major boxing management organizations in the world have united to express their position on Russian military action against Ukraine," the joint statement said. Just as the world has demanded a ceasefire, our organization has decided not to approve any boxing campaigns in Russia. May God bless everyone and bring peace to our world. ”
Meanwhile, WBO President Vacasser said on Twitter that the WBO is not only considering stopping playing in Russia, but also risks stripping Russian boxers of their rankings.