Preliminary reasons for Usyk's detention at Polish airport have become known
Date: 2024-09-18 Author: Alexei Fomin Categories: SPORT
It is known that Usyk arrived by car from Kyiv to Krakow, and from there he wanted to fly to a training camp in Valencia (Spain). There he is preparing for a rematch against Tyson Fury, the fight will take place on December 21, 2024.
As the champion's promoter Andrzej Vasilevsky told the Polish publication Przeglad Sportowy, citing Usyk's manager Oleksandr Krasyuk, law enforcement officers at the airport for unknown reasons did not want to let Usyk's friend on board the plane. The boxer allegedly said that he himself would not fly, and was against the detention of his friend.
ESPN, citing its own sources, reported that Usyk and his coach Serhiy Lapin were denied boarding after an airline representative decided that they were "not in a fit condition to fly."
Usyk explained that they were fine, but exhausted after a nearly 14-hour trip from Kyiv. They were detained due to the language barrier and the boxer's categorical position.
On the night of September 18, it became known that the Ukrainian boxer was detained at the airport in Krakow, Poland. A video appeared online of the famous athlete talking to people in uniform and being taken away in handcuffs.
The Ukrainian's wife wrote on her social networks that "everything is fine" and assured that nothing criminal had happened.
Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly responded to the detention.
Usyk was later released, he thanked the Ukrainian diplomats and Polish law enforcement officers.
As the champion's promoter Andrzej Vasilevsky told the Polish publication Przeglad Sportowy, citing Usyk's manager Oleksandr Krasyuk, law enforcement officers at the airport for unknown reasons did not want to let Usyk's friend on board the plane. The boxer allegedly said that he himself would not fly, and was against the detention of his friend.
ESPN, citing its own sources, reported that Usyk and his coach Serhiy Lapin were denied boarding after an airline representative decided that they were "not in a fit condition to fly."
Usyk explained that they were fine, but exhausted after a nearly 14-hour trip from Kyiv. They were detained due to the language barrier and the boxer's categorical position.
Background
On the night of September 18, it became known that the Ukrainian boxer was detained at the airport in Krakow, Poland. A video appeared online of the famous athlete talking to people in uniform and being taken away in handcuffs.
The Ukrainian's wife wrote on her social networks that "everything is fine" and assured that nothing criminal had happened.
Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly responded to the detention.
Usyk was later released, he thanked the Ukrainian diplomats and Polish law enforcement officers.
