lost sport boxing Her Ukrainian star Oleg Prodky, after he was killed in the battles against the Russian invasion of his country, Tuesday, when he tried to respond to a surprise attack with his colleagues in arms in the city of Cherkassy, to be another victim of a group athletes The elite who left during the war, which entered its fourth month.
And the British newspaper, “Bleacher Report” revealed that Brodky took up arms at the age of 30, and chose to defend his country in the face of the Russian invasion, which has been going on for months, but his lack of experience on the battlefield cost him his life, especially since the clashes were very strong.
And Oleg Brodky is a boxing champion, a teacher of the amateur class, and participated in many competitions and confirmed his superiority in his specialty, which nominated him to enter the professional world after he received the attention of famous coaches, but he chose to retire quickly for personal reasons.
Prodky fought alongside Ukrainian champion boxers at the professional level, through the special police unit, and was with him the two stars and brothers Klitschko, as well as Yaroslav Amosov.
The Ukrainian Boxing Federation published its condolences after the tragedy, in a statement saying: “We are saddened to announce the death of the international boxing teacher, Ukrainian champion Oleg Prodky, after participating in a battle against the Russian occupier. We offer our condolences to his family.”
Although Oleg Prodky was not famous at the international level, his local reputation in Ukraine made him very famous among his countrymen, and he starred in the European Amateur Championship and the World Championship in 2015, then decided to retire years ago, achieving 17 wins and 14 defeats.