"It was a long time ago. It was, I think, eight years ago. It was 2015-2016. It wasn't easy for me. I mean, first of all, it's already, of course, some excuses. I came from Ukraine - and here it was my first sparring. It was quite difficult. I mean, I wasn't functionally ready somewhere, but this will probably be my constant excuse. Well, it was difficult with him. I mean, he's a strong boxer. Two sparring only worked, and each of them about 4-5 rounds," - said Gvozdik.
Recall, at stake in the confrontation between Gvozdik and Benavides will be the belt of the interim world champion in the light heavyweight version of the WBC.