Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik Youtube channel He stated that he tried to stay away from political news about his hometown.
“I read as little information about Ukraine as possible. Unnecessary information. Because there is so much information now that the human brain cannot digest what is right and what is wrong. I keep myself away from information and unnecessary conversations; I distance myself from everything that prevents me from achieving my goal,” Usyk said.
At the end of August, Usyk defeated Briton Daniel Dubois. The fight ended with an early victory for the Ukrainian: in the ninth round, the Ukrainian knocked out his opponent – his opponent did not have time to reach the referee’s count. At the same time, in the fifth round, Usik missed a strong blow to the groin area, which was declared illegal (below the belt level), which led to a long break, which the Ukrainian boxer received. He regained consciousness by lying on the ground for a few minutes. At the same time, the referee did not deduct any points from the Englishman. Promoter Frank Warren spoke of the need for a rematch.
The fight took place for the world titles WBA-Super, WBO, IBF, IBO (Usik’s second defense), The Ring (Usik’s first defense) heavyweight titles.
Previously Tyson Fury named Usik is a little homeless guy from Ukraine.