Oleksandr Usyk: Jesus is my life, God cleanses my soul

One of today's champion boxers erstwhile again showed wherefore galore see him a people supra the rest. Oleksandr Usyk, the large Ukrainian, gave Daniel Dubois a existent people of noble accomplishment and successful this mode erstwhile again agreed each the titles successful the heavyweight division. This 37-year-old proved erstwhile again that helium deserves a spot among the legends of this sport.

Entering the ringing was a peculiar infinitesimal – with the melody of "Ave Maria" successful an affectional mentation by Tommee Profitt and Stanaj, helium walked towards victory. And it arrived successful the 5th round, erstwhile Dubois fell aft a bid of precise and almighty blows.

Faith arsenic a driving force

After the fight, portion the spotlight was connected him and the assemblage was celebrating, Usik did not hide to convey what helium believes successful the most.

– "I judge successful God and Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary is my heavenly mother, and the euphony I came retired with motivates me" – said the humble champion.

The journalists asked him astir his spirituality and however overmuch his religion meant to him, and the experienced Ukrainian did not mince words:

– "This is my life. What we are doing present is lone temporary. I bash not cognize however agelong I volition live, but present I americium moving for my aboriginal life, the 1 successful heaven. I commune each day, each greeting and each evening, whenever I tin I spell to religion and fast. Jesus is my life, and God cleanses my soul."

This undefeated combatant besides spoke openly astir his ain past and the conflict with himself:

– "I believed successful God adjacent earlier I started boxing, but I was an aggravated child. After I started boxing, my psyche changed, I began to consciousness love. As a child, successful hard times, I thought that beingness was not just to me, but present I cognize that beingness was just to maine and that God is merciful."

His words echoed done the Wembley hall, arsenic powerfully arsenic his punches. And what remains down him – too the titles – is an illustration of however sport, subject and religion tin signifier a man.