OLEDSANDR USYK was spotted at tonight’s Nations League clash between Ukraine and Scotland.
Unfortunately he wasn’t there to support Steve Clarke’s side though as the world heavyweight champion cheered on his homeland Ukraine in their final fixture in the group.
He was seen proudly singing the national anthem before the match kicked off as he held his nation’s flag behind his head.
Usyk is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ukrainian boxers of all time.
He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles since 2021, The Ring magazine heavyweight title since 2022, and the undisputed cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019.
The undefeated heavyweight extended his streak to 20 victories after overcoming Anthony Joshua for the second consecutive time last month in Saudi Arabia.
And now he is enjoying some time off as he takes in tonight’s Nations League fixture in Poland.
Aside from boxing he is a big football fan.
In another world he could have became a footballer instead of opting for the gloves as he even made his professional football debut for Ukrainian second-tier side FC Polissya earlier this year before taking on AJ in the rematch fight.
His boxing career may be coming to an end as well as the champ revealed this month that he will retire in the near future but plans to fight Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarev first.
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He said: “I can have three more fights at the very most.
“It is the most realistic to be in my top form. With Fury, Canelo and a farewell fight at Olympiyskiy.
“With Canelo he said that he wanted to fight me. It would be a freak fight just for the sake of earning money.
“I only need to beat Fury and then it is time to retire for me. The unification of all the belts is much more important than just a fight or another defence.
“I want to outbox Fury and I don’t want to work that much just for another defence. There is much more that I can achieve.”
While he’s admired across the globe for his skill and personality, you can guarantee most, if not all, of Scotland will be hoping he goes home unhappy once the final whistle goes in Krakow this evening.
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