A two-time Ukrainian boxing champion has tragically died defending his country while fighting against Russia on the frontline.
Oleg Prudky, 30 – among a series of boxers who took up arms after Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade the country – was in the police force as part of special forces working alongside authorities in the region of Cherkasy for the last three months.
Previously though he competed in the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition – a now defunct tournament which allowed amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining amateur status – for Ukrainian Otamans.
