"I spent 6 years. It's impossible." Usyk made a categorical decision about his career

The unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (23, 14 KOs) has ruled out his return to the heavyweight division. Our compatriot noted that it will be difficult for him to compete again in the division in which he collected all the belts in 2018 before moving to heavyweight.

Usyk said this in an interview with the Sky Sports YouTube channel. The 38-year-old Ukrainian boxer emphasized that he also listens to the opinion of his teammates, who strongly advise him against retiring from the heavyweight division, as it will be difficult for him to stay in the division's regulations due to his age.

"I think going back to cruiserweight is impossible. I spent six years gaining this weight. I work, work, work, eat, eat, eat and work. And now to lose weight again? No. My coach and my team told me: "Listen, it's a bad idea to go back to heavyweight because you're not 24-25 years old anymore." That's what my team says, not me. I am 38 years old, but I feel young, I am young. I feel good," Usyk said.

The day before, our compatriot named his opponent for the next fight. Oleksandr also said that he is preparing to fight the most unusual fight in his career, which he is going to finish soon.

In addition, Usyk did not believe that Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) had really retired from boxing, and also refused to fight in Ukraine for the bridgerweight belt.

Last week, it became known that our compatriot could be deprived of the World Boxing Council (WBC) belt. In addition, the promoter Oleksandr Krasiuk named the date when the boxer will hold his next fight after two victories over Fury.

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