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Lomachenko refuses to leave Ukrainian front line after boxing hero is offered world title fight with Kambosos Jr

, Lomachenko refuses to leave Ukrainian front line after boxing hero is offered world title fight with Kambosos Jr

HEROIC boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko has decided to keep fighting on the Ukrainian front line after turning down a world title bout to face George Kambosos Jr.

The three-weight world champion, 34, is one of a number of Ukrainian sporting icons that have joined the fight to defend their nation following Russia’s invasion.

Vasyl Lomachenko (left) has decided to keep fighting on the Ukrainian front line rather than return to boxing

Lomachenko was set to face Australian lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr later this year

And the two-time Olympic gold medallist is refusing to leave the country as he has elected to keep fighting on the battlefield instead of in the boxing ring.

It was reported last week how Lomachenko’s team were looking to pull him out of Ukraine so he can prepare for a showdown against unbeaten Australian ace Kambosos Jr in June.

But the lightweight contest will have to wait with Kambosos Jr tweeting Lomachenko to ‘stay safe’ as he paid his respect to his rival.

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He said: “I respect your decision and I totally understand and I pray for you and your country.

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“Please stay safe and once I wipe the floor with Devin [Haney], we will make this fight between two real champions. God bless.”

Kambosos Jr is now targeting a match-up against America’s Devin Haney in an undisputed contest.

The Sydney native’s promoter Lou DiBella has declared he has nothing but admiration for Lomachenko.

He told ESPN: “How can anyone question, the fight he’s going through right now is much bigger than any boxing match.

“We made a deal with him, the deal was literally done before the invasion, we wanted to give him any chance within reason with our allowable timetable.

“We have nothing but the utmost respect for his decision. Kambosos wanted to make sure once we made that deal that Lomachenko had ample time to decide.

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“We said all along we would try to make the biggest fights and we did that today.”

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