Oleksandr Usyk led away in handcuffs at airport as video shows boxing champion being DETAINED in Poland
BOXING world champion Oleksandr Usyk was dramatically led away in handcuffs as footage showed him being detained at an airport.
According to reports on social media, Usyk was detained in Poland at Krakow airport.
Footage circulating online looks to show the unbeaten champ being led away by officers.
SunSport has reached out to Usyk's team for comment.
Usyk's wife Yekaterina shared the footage onto her Instagram page to clarify that her fighting husband was not in legal trouble.
She wrote: "Everything is ok, everything is fine!!!
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"Alexander will explain everything later!!! nothing to be criminal ... Good night to you all!!!"
His friend and coach Serge Lapin added: "Don't worry, everything's fine. The customs control service is neglecting its duties."
Usyk, 37, is coming off the biggest win of his career after beating Tyson Fury, 36, to become undisputed champion.
But his reign as the heavyweight division's first four-belt undisputed champion did not last long.
Oleksandr Usyk 'arrest'
By Wally Downes Jr
OLEKSANDR USYK was roared on to victory in the Undisputed clash with Tyson Fury by everybody outside Russia and Morecambe.
The 37-year-old Ukraine icon has spend time on his nation's frontline supporting underdog soldiers against Putin's savages
And he only agreed to carrying on professional fighting when his conscripted compatriots begged him to.
He beat Daniel Dubois in a Wroclaw stadium full of Ukraineans who had escaped there to safety.
And he recently visited London to help the Ukraine embassy send a convoy of vehicles to help his battered brothers and sisters.
He is due back in our capital this weekend to be ringside for twice-dominated Anthony Joshua taking on Dubois.
And he would have gotten a huge cheer from all the 96,000 fans for his courage in and outside of the ring.
It seems highly unlikely he has been detained for anything related to his behaviour.
And much more likely to go with strict travelling rules enforced around the Eastern European regions.
The gap-toothed southpaw genius has hated leaving his four children and his wife so would not have been on a lads' beano with too many ales at the airport Wetherspoons.
So let's hope a modern-day hero - of Olympic gold and cruiser and heavyweight undisputed glory - is safely in Wembley or back home soon.
Usyk was forced to vacate the IBF belt to proceed with his December 21 rematch against Fury back in Saudi Arabia.
Dubois, 26, instead inherited the title after being elevated from interim champ and makes his first defence against Joshua, 34.
Usyk was set to fly into London to watch Joshua's all-British showdown against Dubois on Saturday.
And the Ukrainian hero was facing an awkward reunion with Fury as both were scheduled at a fan event at Boxpark Wembley.
Both men will take part in meet and greets with fans at what has been billed as the "official pre-fight party" just hours before the bout.
