Usyk: "When I go to the ring, I don't think about boxing"

The unified world champion in the super heavyweight category Oleksandr Usyk told how he tunes up for his fights before entering the ring.

"When I go from the locker room to the ring down the hallway, it's a special way. I don't think about boxing. I'm praying. I thank God, I remember the difficult training, how it tortured me, I go and pray. And I say, "Yes, it's possible, it's possible."

And as I step into the ring, my mind clears and my focus narrows like a robot. There is only me, my opponent and a man with a white collar and a good place, because he is in the ring," - said Usyk in an interview with YouTube channel TNT Boxing Sports.

Recall, on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Usyk will have to hold a bout for the title of absolute champion of the Heavyweight against Tyson Fury.