The boxer thanked the president and diplomats who contributed to his quick release.
WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk recorded a video message after his detention at Krakow airport.
The boxer said that there had been “some misunderstandings” and said that he was already free. He also thanked Ukrainian diplomats and personally Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his quick release.
“Dear friends, good night to everyone. Everything is fine, I am free. There had been some misunderstandings. I would like to thank the Ukrainian delegation and the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland.
I would like to personally thank our president, who was very worried about this and personally resolved this issue. Vladimir Aleksandrovich, thank you personally.
Thank God for everything and glory to Ukraine. Everything is fine. I am free, there is no need to crown me,” Usyk said in his Instagram story.
Recall that late in the evening of September 17, Usyk was detained at the Krakow airport, as evidenced by the video posted by the first deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Youth and Sports, Zhan Beleniuk.
Boxer Oleksandr Usyk's wife, Kateryna, has already commented on her husband's detentionat Krakow airport. According to her, there is no need to worry. “Nothing criminal,” she wrote.
It was previously reported that Usyk commented for the first time on his detention at Krakow airport. He called the situation “a misunderstanding that was quickly resolved.”
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