Alina Shaternikova, vice-president of the National Professional Boxing League of Ukraine, commented on the cancellation of the fight between Alexander Usik And Tyson Fury.
“It’s actually a shocking situation. I am very upset, understanding the state in which Alexander Usyk is. He worked for more than two months, giving 1000%, and reached peak shape. And it's all broken because of this gypsy or baron or scum or clown, who knows what to call him. The first thing we talked about was that in sparring now there are cool helmets, cool protection, how this can happen, what exactly is in sparring. And I say: “Yes, maybe he’s not in sparring, but somewhere in the locker room or having a discussion with someone, or maybe somewhere in a bar after training.” An incomprehensible situation: how can you get exactly such a cut in sparring when you have two weeks before the fight? I didn’t believe it. We were shown a video, but I didn’t understand or discover anything from this video. So I'm a little skeptical that this happened right in training. But I believe that this is a real cut, and I know that there are 10 stitches...”
