"There was a thought of vacating the belts": Usyk made a frank confession about his career

Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) considered relinquishing his belts after Russia launched a full-scale invasion on February 24 last year. The holder of three division titles could not even think about boxing at the moment when our country faced military aggression of the neighboring state.

Usyk told about it in an interview for the documentary "Usyk - Joshua. The Art of Boxing" for YouTube-channel Usyk17. Our boxer noted that his decision not to suspend his career was influenced by conversations with wounded soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"On February 25 at 5:30 in the morning I was at home. Helicopters were flying, people were leaving Kyiv. What was I thinking about? I immediately called my military friends and asked which military enlistment center to go to. I had no thoughts about boxing. I even thought of releasing the belts so that the guys could box for them. And when everything would be over, to come and say that we have such a situation.... But when I talked to the military in the hospital, they asked me why I do not train and prepare for a rematch with Joshua," said Usyk.

Recall, Usyk will fight Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) on August 26. On the eve of the fight, the Briton made a bold promise. In case of victory over his opponent, the Ukrainian hopes to fight for the title of absolute world champion with Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), to whom Usik made an unexpected compliment. Tyson himself unexpectedly calmly spoke about Oleksandr and the disruption of the fight on April 26.

Saudi Arabia intends to organize fights Usyk - Fury and Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) - Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) in one night. The media published the boxers' fees for the grand show. At the same time, Anthony has already confirmed his bout against Deontay.

The famous Russian promoter Vladimir Khryunov wished Usik a defeat in the fight with Dubois. The Briton himself told about the fear he saw in the eyes of the Ukrainian during the duel of glances. It also became known about Oleksandr's "terrible camp" before the fight.

As reported OBOZREVATEL, Oleksandr Usyk has a spectacular fan in Britain. And Tyson Fury pounced on the Ukrainian with humiliation and threats. In turn, our boxer mocked the Gypsy King for the fight against Francis Ngannou.

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