Aleh Radziuk, Patriot And Master Who Equipped Champions, Died

The former boxer produced national-style ammunition for athletes for many years.

Aleh Radziuk died on June 20 after a long struggle with oncology.

He was 55 years old, and in recent years Aleh Radziuk had skin cancer. The sad news has been reported by world champion in tie-boxing and Aleh's friend Yury Bulat.

"A terrible thing happened: a very good man, my friend, Aleh Radziuk, died. He was a very strong, optimistic, true Belarusian, patriot and son of his Motherland. A man with his own view of things, so his thoughts often differed from those of the electorate majority. Very sincere, kind, intelligent and noble," - Bulat wrote on Facebook.

Aleh Radziuk was born and lived in Minsk, he left his wife and two children. He used to box himself, then trained athletes. Since the 1990s, he set up the production of ammunition for fights. The champions of high rank fight and win wearing gloves and helmets of his trademark ALEH.

He was also known as a political activist, who gave comments to independent media.