Christian Boxer Oleksander Usyk Praises God

August 26, 2022234 views0

Christian Boxer Oleksander Usyk Praises God

2022-08-26T12:24:51+01:00

By Church News

The Christian Ukrainian professional boxer, Oleksander Usyk has dedicated retaining his heavyweight titles to God, after beating Nigerian British boxer, Anthony Joshua.“I want to thank everyone who prayed for me,” Usyk told Sky News after the match.“I want to thank God for the help that he gave me today because he did give me a lot today. My Lord is Jesus Christ.”Usyk became an orthodox Christian while in hospital as a kid after having a conversation with a chaplain who was visiting children in his ward.Since then, he has been very vocal about faith, giving praise to Lord after his boxing victories.Joshua and Usyk faced each other during a rematch in Saudi Arabia on Sunday – Usyk won on a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds.It’s understood Usyk was fighting on the frontline in Kyiv but left the country in March to prepare for his rematch with Joshua.Last year, the boxer took the heavyweight world champion title from Anthony Joshua.“This is already history, many generations will watch this fight, especially the round when someone tried to beat me hard but I stand it and turned it in a different way. Thank God,” Usyk continued.When asked about his future and whether he will become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, he said: “Only God knows if I will or not. Thanks, Lord for everything.”Oleksander Usyk is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles since defeating Anthony Joshua in 2021; and the undisputed cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019, being the first cruiserweight champion to hold all four major world titles.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ukrainian boxers of all time. With his victory over Joshua, Usyk became one of only three boxers to have unified the cruiserweight world titles and become a world heavyweight champion, joining Evander Holyfield and David Haye.ALSO READ Johnny Cash: The Redemption Of An American Icon To Be Released In Theatres