The president of Polissya (Zhytomyr) football club, Hennadiy Butkevych, made a rather resonant statement during the team's training camp, which is taking place in Marbella, Spain. This was reported by UNN with reference to the club's official YouTube channel.
So, journalists asked Hennadiy Butkevych whether Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, had a chance to debut for their team. The president of the "wolves" answered quite clearly, dotting all the i's. His remark, perhaps, seemed somewhat ironic, as Butkevych compared Oleksandr to other footballers on his team.
"It's much easier with Usyk than with footballers," Butkevych noted.
As it turned out, the club president did not lie, and the famous boxer debuted for Polissya literally on the second day in a match against Canadian Vancouver. Ruslan Rotan's proteges defeated their opponents with a score of 2:0, and Oleksandr replaced striker Mykola Haiduchyk in the 75th minute.
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