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KYIV – Elated Ukrainians greeted boxer Oleksandr Usyk at the airport in Kyiv as he returned home after defeating Russia’s Murat Gassiev in Moscow to unify the cruiserweight division’s four titles.

A choir sang a Ukrainian folk song and the crowd chanted, “Glory to Ukraine!” when Usyk appeared in the arrivals section of Boryspil airport.

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