Oleksandr Usyk Gives Up Boxing Titles

Oleksandr Usyk 放棄拳擊冠軍頭銜


Introduction

Oleksandr Usyk is a 39-year-old boxer from Ukraine. He decided to give up three of his world titles, but he is not retiring.

Oleksandr Usyk 是一位 39 歲來自烏克蘭的拳擊手。他決定放棄三個世界冠軍頭銜,但他並非退休。

Main Body

Usyk won 25 fights and never lost. He wants other boxers to fight for the titles now. For example, Anthony Joshua can now try to win them.

Usyk 贏得 25 場比賽且從未落敗。他現在希望其他拳擊手爭奪這些頭銜。例如,Anthony Joshua 現在可以嘗試贏得這些頭銜。

Usyk recently fought Rico Verhoeven. Usyk won in the 11th round. Some people think the fight was not fair. Now, Usyk can fight him again more easily.

Usyk 最近與 Rico Verhoeven 較量。Usyk 在第 11 回合獲勝。有些人認為這場比賽並不公平。現在,Usyk 可以更容易地與他再次對戰。

Usyk wants to fight in the United States before he stops boxing. He still has one title from Ring Magazine.

Usyk 希望在停止拳擊前在美國參賽。他仍持有《Ring Magazine》的一個頭銜。

Conclusion

Usyk is still a professional boxer. He wants to finish his career with fights in the U.S.

Usyk 依然是一位職業拳擊手。他希望在美國參賽以結束他的職業生涯。

Vocabulary Learning

🥊 Talking about the Past

When we talk about things that happened and finished, we often add -ed to the action word.

From the text:

  • decided → (He made a choice)
  • fighted (Wait! This is wrong. We say fought)
  • stopped → (He finished the action)

The Trick: Most words follow the -ed rule, but some are 'rebels' and change completely.

  • Win → Won
  • Lose → Lost
  • Fight → Fought

Quick Guide: Now \rightarrow’s happening Yesterday \rightarrow -ed or Rebel word

Vocabulary Learning

give up (v.)
To stop having or doing something
Example:He decided to give up his titles to help other boxers.
retiring (v.)
Stopping work or a sport because of age
Example:The player is retiring after twenty years of football.
round (n.)
A period of time in a boxing match
Example:The boxer won the fight in the third round.
fair (adj.)
Following the rules; treating everyone the same
Example:The teacher gave a fair test to all the students.
professional (adj.)
Doing a job as a way to earn money
Example:She is a professional tennis player.
career (n.)
The series of jobs a person has during their life
Example:He had a long and successful career in medicine.
Practice A2 words in a crossword