OLEKSANDR Usyk was in good spirits regardless of a dramatic airport ordeal that noticed the unified heavyweight ruler handcuffed and briefly detained by police in Poland. After defeating Tyson Fury in Could, Usyk is busy making ready for his or her December 21 rematch whereas maintaining a tally of Anthony Joshua’s conflict with Daniel Dubois this weekend.
Nonetheless, earlier than he might make it to London, the Ukrainian grasp was coping with heavyweight problems with a unique variety. Polish regulation enforcement had manhandled him following a miscommunication that was swiftly resolved.
Expensive Mates. A misunderstanding happened. It was rapidly resolved. Due to all who bought involved. Due to Ukrainian diplomats for the environment friendly help. And respect to Polish Police for conducting their obligations with no regards to peak, weight, attain and regalia.
— Oleksandr Usyk (@usykaa) September 17, 2024
Explaining the incident, Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, mentioned that Usyk and a good friend have been taking a flight from Krakow to Thessaloniki and have been drained following an 11-hour drive.
“Usyk had a “precedence” queue for boarding, and his good friend a common queue,” continued Krassyuk.
“Whereas ready for boarding, Oleksandr’s good friend fell asleep on the seats within the ready space. After the announcement of the beginning of boarding, Usyk awoke his good friend and mentioned that he would await him on the exit. After passing the passport and boarding go verify, Usyk was left to attend for his good friend. It began with this.
“Staff of the airline in some way unusually established the situation of the opposite Oleksandr [Usyk’s friend] as “deep alcoholic intoxication” and didn’t permit him to board the flight. Usyk started to search out out the rationale for the denial with Ryanair workers, however they refused to provide a proof, calling the police.”
Because the scenario escalated, Usyk refused to fly with out his good friend and wouldn’t go away the boarding zone till Ukrainian diplomacy arrived to quell the strain. Having been threatened by police with handcuffs, Usyk willingly put out his arms, and the policeman handcuffed the heavyweight star.
In line with Krassyuk, an “disagreeable dialog” happened between police and airline workers, though by this level, the Consul Basic of Ukraine had arrived, as workers gave their explanations of the occasion.
“It’s troublesome to say whether or not the lunar eclipse clouded the consciousness of the workers of the airline and the police, or the will to get to know the excellent heavyweight champion. Nonetheless, we will positively say that the Poles celebrated the anniversary of Usyk’s victory over Glowacki in Gdansk, Poland in 2016 in a novel approach.
“So, thank God, the incident is over. We are going to await an official apology and compensation from the airline Ryanair and the reasons from the Polish regulation enforcement officers,” the K2 kingpin added.
