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UKRAINIAN boxing superstar Vasily Lomachenko has been pictured carrying an M16 assault rifle after enlisting in the ‘Territorial Defence of his hometown’. Ukrainian media outlets including Hromadske and Ukrinform have reported the three-division champion has joined the Belgorod-Dniester Terror Defence Battalion.
Vasiliy Lomachenko has enlisted in the ‘Territorial Defence of his hometown’Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
The Ukrainian is a three-weight world championCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun
The 34-year-old is pictured carrying a weapon and wearing camouflage army fatigues.
One of the best pound-for-pound boxers on the planet, he’s understood to be joining the resistance near the region of Odesa in the south of the country.
Two days ago he posted on Instagram a message calling for prayers for “the peace of the whole world”.
He becomes the latest boxer to take up the fight amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Heavyweight legend Vitali Klitschko, 50, the current Mayor of Kyiv, revealed he will serve Ukraine in war.
His brother Wladimir, 45, has also signed up as a reserve for the territorial forces, defending the city of Kyiv.
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The famous boxing brothers had called upon the world to ‘support Ukraine’ in the face of Russian aggression.
In a clip they shared on social media, Wladimir says: “I’m calling to all international partners to observe this strategy that is happening nowadays in Ukraine and this senseless war which is not going to have any winners, but losers.
“I just want to tell you we must stay united against this Russian aggression.
“Don’t let it continue happening in Ukraine, don’t let it happen in Europe and eventually in the world.
“United we are strong. Support Ukraine. Thank you.”
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 35, a close friend of Lomachenko’s, said: “I’d like to speak to the people of Russia.
“If we consider ourselves as brothers, orthodox ones. Do not let your children to set out to our country, do not fight with us.
“Also I’m addressing this to the President Vladimir Putin. You can stop this war. Please just sit down and negotiate it with us without claims.
“Our kids, wives, grannies are hiding in the basements…
“We are here in our own country, we cannot do it other way – we are defending… Stop it! Stop this war.”
Vitali Klitschko pictured with brother WladimirCredit: Reuters
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr UsykCredit: PA:Press Association More

JACK CATTERALL’S MP has vowed to fight Josh Taylor’s controversial win in GOVERNMENT – calling it ‘a travesty of justice’. Taylor escaped with the undisputed super-lightweight world titles and his unbeaten record, leaving Catterall victim of another robbery in a British ring.
Jack Catterall was controversially beaten by Josh TaylorCredit: Getty
MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s reaction to the fight
Boxing fans, pundits as well as fighters of the past and present were left in disgust as the challenger saw the performance of a lifetime go unrewarded.
And now Catterall’s Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle has vowed to contest the decision.
He tweeted: “It was a disgraceful decision by two of the boxing referees!
“I will be speaking with the sports minister. The result is a travesty of justice.”
Officials Victor Loughlin and Ian John-Lewis came under scrutiny for scoring the fight in Taylor’s favour.
But Howard Foster showed some sense with his 113-112 score to Catterall, 28. with both fighters winning six rounds.
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Taylor, 31, was floored in round eight and both boxers were deducted a point each during the 12-rounder.
The Scottish star insisted he won afterwards, as he said: “It wasn’t my best performance, but I believe I got 100 per cent got the win.”
But Catterall’s heartbroken trainer Jamie Moore – a champion boxer in his own career – gave an emotional interview post-fight.
Moore fumed: “It’s difficult to put into words.
“You’re talking about a kid who has worked all his life to wait for that moment, who stepped aside, who has waited three years for his opportunity.
“It was a disgraceful decision by two of the boxing referees! I will be speaking with the sports minister. The result is a travesty of justice.Jack Catterall’s Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle
“He stepped aside, did the right thing for boxing, stepped aside to allow a unified champion on the promise that he would get the opportunity.
“He gets the opportunity, he performs like that and beats the champion in his own backyard and gets absolutely robbed.
“Think about the message that sends to people watching. My son is 16 and just getting into boxing.
“He’ll be looking at that and thinking, why should I get into boxing?
“The moment you think you’ve worked all your life and you are going to be crowned world champion after a performance like that, and it’s snatched away from you.
“It’s disgusting, I don’t even know what to say. You’ve asked Jack to come down here, as if Jack can come and speak. He’s absolutely heartbroken.”
Josh Taylor celebrates as Jack Catterall looks on in dismayCredit: Reuters More

JOSH TAYLOR has confirmed he will move up to welterweight – seemingly refusing a rematch with Jack Catterall. The Scottish star escaped with the undisputed super-lightweight world titles and his unbeaten record, leaving Catterall victim of a horror robbery.
Josh Taylor confirmed he will move up to welterweightCredit: Reuters
Taylor has long eyed a jump up to the glamoured 147lb welterweight division to chase the super-fights.
And it appears his struggles to shrink down and make the 10st limit are now over.
Taylor, 31, told Sky Sports: “Most definitely this will be my last fight at 140lbs. That’s the last fight at 140lbs.
“Time to move up. Time to bulk up. Time to get some steaks in me and move up.
“I made the weight comfortably. I wasn’t lying when I made the weight. I’ve got a nutritionist on board.
“I made the weight very well but I’m getting to that stage where I’m 31 now.
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“Making 140lbs and depleting my body takes a little bit out of me each time.
“It definitely showed in my performance a little bit but that’s my last one at 140lbs, for sure.”
Taylor, floored in round eight and had a point deducted, was handed a widely unpopular split-decision win.
Boxing fans, pundits as well as fighters of the past and present were left in disgust as Catterall, 28, saw the performance of his lifetime go to waste.
And with Taylor’s impending move up in weight and post-fight comments, it looks as though a shot at revenge is off the cards.
Taylor said: “It wasn’t my best performance, I put a hell of a lot of pressure on myself with it being my homecoming.
“It showed in the first half, but once I got my rhythm I started catching him with the bigger shots.
“It wasn’t my best performance, but I believe I got 100 per cent got the win.”
Josh Taylor controversially retained his undisputed titlesCredit: Reuters More

JOSH TAYLOR trainer Ben Davison claims his desperate pleas for his charge to land a last-minute knockout of Jack Catterall were not an admission he should have lost the decision.Scotland’s 31-year-old undisputed super-lightweight world champion impressed in just one of the opening six rounds, was cut around his right eye, floored in the eighth and deducted a point after the 11th.
Josh Taylor retained his world title belts in controversial circumstancesCredit: Getty
Ben Davison (left) claims his instruction for Taylor to go for a stoppage was not an admission he was losing the fightCredit: Willie Vass
Jack Catterall was robbed according to many involved in boxingCredit: Kenny Ramsay
Davison told Taylor after round eight that he was behind and doubled down before the 12th by telling him at least three times that he needed a stoppage to save his broken skin.
And British boxing is in uproar after Taylor was gifted a sickening split decision – thanks to woeful cards from judges Ian John-Lewis and Victor Loughlin.
But the respected Harlow trainer – who helped guide Tyson Fury back to the top of the fight game after he had retired and ballooned up to 28st – denied his desperate words confirmed that Catterall was robbed.
Davison said: “It was obviously a close fight.
“I purposely told Josh he needed a stoppage in the last round – not that I believed it – but I thought the fight was close and he maybe needed that round.
“Even the great Floyd Mayweather had nights where people thought his opponent had won.”
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As well as frantically trying to inspire Taylor, Davison threw his arms in the air to get the 12,000 fans inside the Hydro to cheer their man over the line.
But he insists Team Taylor was never really worried about losing and the cheerleading was just aimed to rally the audience.
Davison added: “I told him a few times going into the fight that having the home crowd could have advantages and disadvantages in the fight.
“I think Josh put so much pressure on himself that once he gained some momentum I wanted to build on that.
“I felt the crowd would be a disadvantage at the start of the fight and an advantage toward the end and that is what we saw.”
After round eight, when Taylor was floored by a chopping left hand, Davison also tried to rally his man with serious warnings.
Before the ninth started he said: “Switch on! You need to step up now and step to him.
“He is starting to build up his pace and we are behind.
“You need a championship mentality. You have to take risks now.” More

BRITISH boxing is still reeling and seething from the sickening split decision robbery Jack Catterall suffered on Saturday night.The Chorley 28-year-old went to undisputed super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor’s Glasgow backyard – as a 6-1 underdog – and put on a masterclass to convince almost everyone he should be crowned 10st king.
Jack Catterall produced a stunning performance before being robbed against Josh TaylorCredit: PA
The Chorley fighter could not believe it when the Scot retained his world titlesCredit: Reuters
But hapless judge Ian John-Lewis inexplicably scored it 114-111 to Taylor and Victor Loughlin – who did a great refereeing job last week when he saved Amir Khan – said 113-112 the same shocking way.
The entire Sky Sports commentary team was stunned, Catterall trainer Jamie Moore was left disgusted and considering his future in the sport and Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom admitted he was embarrassed and called for an inquest at the British Boxing Board of Control.
And Catterall – who waited two years for his mandatory crack at immortality – made the agony even worse with his emotional post-fight comments.
He said: “What hurts most is I didn’t do all this for me, I did it for my family, my team, my town and country. My baby girl and missus, our future.
“I should have been waking up with all of the belts. 15 months out of the ring, they all wrote me off. F***** me in every way possible for over two years, finally got the fight. 
“I sacrificed everything to fight one of the top pound-for-pound ranked fighters and gave him a lesson. For what? Boxing shame on you. Judges. Dreams stolen.”
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Ex-stablemate and world champion Carl Frampton was sickened, raging: “I try to be honest and it is wrong, f****** wrong. Everyone ringside, Sky, BBC, everyone knows the wrong man got his hand raised.
“I sat five yeards behind one of the judges so what the f*** is he seeing that I am not? It is a f****** horrible game.
“The 114-11 card stinks. I know there are no backhanders or brown envelopes but what are these guys seeing that I don’t. I don’t get it. It is so frustrating.”
Nigel Travis – Catterall’s assistant trainer and long-serving fireman – was almost in tears.
He said: “It’s a f****** joke, an embarrassment. I respect most of the BBBofC officials but I am embarrassed for them.
“I am sure I will be pulled up by the board but they have cheated Jack Catterall out of a life-changing win.
“Two months ago he was working on the tools because he had gone so long without a fight. It’s bulls***. I will stand on my honour and say they have lied.”
‘LOAD OF S***’
After Taylor was schooled in the first half of the fight, cut around the right eye, dropped in round eight and deducted a point after the 11th, Taylor’s own trainer Ben Davison told him he needed a KO to win in the last round.
So heavyweight ace Dillian Whyte kept it short and simple by calling the outcome ‘disgusting’.
Peter Fury added: “Wow boxing’s just gone through the floor. What a disgraceful night for boxing. Feel for Jack Catterall and the whole team there.”
Liam Smith commented: “Big fan of Josh Taylor, that was disgusting.”
And Catterall took to Twitter just before 1am with an X-rated blast.
He wrote: “What a load of s***!”

Taylor was down on the canvas in the eighth round and was getting bullied in GlasgowCredit: Getty More