{"id":1349246,"date":"2022-02-28T07:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1349246"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:53:58","slug":"two-time-olympic-gold-medalist-boxer-returns-to-ukraine-in-order-to-join-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-time-olympic-gold-medalist-boxer-returns-to-ukraine-in-order-to-join-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Boxer Returns To Ukraine In Order To Join Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-time-olympic-gold-medalist-boxer-returns-to-ukraine-in-order-to-join-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1349246&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1237178760.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>As intense fighting continues in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Russia\u2019s neighboring country, the stories of Ukrainians defending their country have taken over the news.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of those who has returned to defend his country is two-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the world\u2019s best pound-for-pound boxer, Vasiliy Lomachenko.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reported that Lomachenko was not in Ukraine, instead seeking refuge at a monastery in Greece. But on Sunday, Lomachenko posted a photo of himself in fatigues, rifle around his shoulder, in Ukraine. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/33388013\/top-boxer-vasiliy-lomachenko-joins-terror-defense-battalion-ukraine\">ESPN<\/a>, Lomachenko returned to his home outside of Odessa after being forced to travel through Romania in order to reach his home country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vasyl Lomachenko has joined the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Territorial Defense Battalion in Ukraine to defend his country from Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion by Russia\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LWFDcUhFAB\">pic.twitter.com\/LWFDcUhFAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelBensonn\/status\/1497990146909745153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Lomachenko is 16-2 in his career and recently signed to fight George Kambosos for the lightweight championship on June 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019s not the only boxer to stay in Ukraine and fight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former world champion boxer and current mayor of Kyiv \u2014 Vitali Klitschko \u2014 has taken up arms, as has his brother, <\/span><span>Wladimir Klitschko.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t have another choice,\u201d <\/span><span>Vitali told Good Morning Britain when asked if he\u2019ll fight. \u201cI have to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GMB EXCLUSIVE:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t have another choice. I have to do that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Kyiv <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vitaliy_Klychko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Vitaliy_Klychko<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardgaisford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@richardgaisford<\/a> that it is &#8216;already a bloody war&#8217; and he is prepared to fight for his country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvoGP5f92C\">pic.twitter.com\/KvoGP5f92C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Good Morning Britain (@GMB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMB\/status\/1496844275870359553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cNow, the Russian president [Vladimir Putin] is using war rhetoric \u2026 he makes it clear that he wants to destroy the Ukrainian state and the sovereignty of its people,\u201d Wladimir Klitschko <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/33363582\/former-heavyweight-champion-vitali-klitschko-plans-fight-ukraine-brother\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> on Linkedin according to ESPN. \u201cWords are followed by missiles and tanks. Destruction and death come upon us. \u2026 We will defend ourselves with all our might and fight for freedom and democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The sports world has reacted strongly to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, pulling a handful of future sporting events out of Russia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Friday, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced the removal of the upcoming Champions League final from St. Petersburg, Russia, choosing Paris as the replacement option.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021-22 UEFA Men\u2019s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis,\u201d UEFA <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/uefa-champions-league\/story\/4601689\/champions-league-final-moved-from-saint-petersburg-to-parisuefa-announce\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTogether with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement,\u201d the statement continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also on Friday, Formula One announced it has canceled the Russian Grand Prix scheduled for September.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The soccer federations for Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic also said their teams will not travel to Russia for World Cup qualifiers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBased on the current alarming development in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the security situation, the Football Associations of Poland, Sweden and Czech Republic express their firm position that the playoff matches to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for 24 and 29 March 2022, should not be played in the territory of the Russian Federation,\u201d the federations <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/sweden-poland-czech-republic-say-not-play-world-cup-qualifiers-russia\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a joint statement according to Fox News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As intense fighting continues in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Russia\u2019s neighboring country, the stories of Ukrainians defending their country have taken over the news.\u00a0One of those who has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1349246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}