After travelling back to Ukraine from Greece, Lomachenko joined the territorial defense battalion of his hometown of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi on 27 February 2022. Lomachenko was in Greece when the invasion began (on 24 February 2022), and his flight home to Ukraine the next day was delayed due to air traffic being grounded. He managed to get into Ukraine by flying to Bucharest and travelling through Romania on 26 February 2022. He followed Ukrainian brothers Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko, former heavyweight boxing champions, who also announced their pledge to protect the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, in February 2022. Fighting style Lomachenko is known for his exceptional footwork, head movement, speed, and ability to switch stances. Lomachenko's inspirations include Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and Roy Jones Jr. Professional boxing record See also List of featherweight boxing champions List of super-featherweight boxing champions List of lightweight boxing champions List of boxing triple champions References External links 1988 births Living people People from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Ukrainian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Dynamo sports society athletes Olympic boxers of Ukraine Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in boxing World featherweight boxing champions World super-featherweight boxing champions World lightweight boxing champions World Boxing Organization champions World Boxing Association champions World Boxing Council champions The Ring (magazine) champions Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine personnel Ukrainian military personnel of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni Sportspeople from Odesa Oblast