WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson backs Vasily Lomachenko's decision to defend Ukraine during Russian invasion.

The American boxer also expressed hope that in the future he would meet with the Ukrainian in the ring..

“It seems to me that sooner or later we will settle accounts with Lomachenko. Everything looks exactly like this. We are both under contract with Top Rank.

It's a big fight and we're practically in each other's way.. So we must meet, this duel will definitely happen.

His decision to stay in Ukraine should be respected. Lomachenko is a great person outside the ring. He is definitely doing a great job, I respect that,” said the boxer in a comment to Fight Hub TV.

Recall that the house of the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world champion in super heavyweight Alexander Usik in Vorzel near Kyiv was seized by Russian infidels.