—You are 38 years old. For an average weight, this is already quite a respectable age. How long do you plan to box?
— I think about two more years. I’ll box at 38 and 39, and then we’ll see.
— Do your eyes still sparkle to wake up every morning and go to the gym for training?
- Sometimes you don’t want to. I will say that when I was 28 years old, I would sometimes wake up and not want to go to workout.
— What motivates you to do this now?
— Firstly, this is my job, I make money from this. Secondly, I have a goal - to win the belt. And a title equals money. Therefore everything is interconnected.
Derevyanchenko's return is scheduled for January 6th as part of a boxing evening in Las Vegas. It was previously reported that his opponent would be D’Mitrius Ballard, but the American later abandoned the fight.