
Ukrainian boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko, who quit the sport to defend his country, makes his return on Saturday
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Vasiliy Lomachenko, a Ukrainian boxer who put his career on hold to help fend off Russia's his home country, will return to boxing this weekend when he takes on Jamaine Ortiz.
Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) was in Greece preparing for a fight when Russian forces invaded Ukraine and the invasion moved him so deeply he went back to Ukraine and joined a territorial defense battalion. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: Vasiliy Lomachenko, left, and Jamaine Ortiz, right, face-off on October 28, 2022 in New York City. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: Vasiliy Lomachenko is victorious as he defeats Masayoshi Nakatani at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on June 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)
He later told his advisers he would not take that fight.

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