WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Alexander Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) Alexander Usyk played for a professional football team for the first time.
He came on as a substitute in the 77th minute in the match of the Winter Cup friendly tournament against "Veres", replaced the forward of "Polyssia" Filip Budkovsky, but he failed to distinguish himself with productive actions.
Nevertheless, the match ended with the victory of "Polyssia" with a score of 2:1.
"It so happened that I went to the wonderful sport of boxing. Well, now, at the age of 35, his childhood dream came true - he played for a professional team. "Polesye" is a force," the boxer answered to journalists.
Before debuting in professional football, Usyk spent several training sessions with Polissy.
