Former trainer of WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (13-0, 11 KO's) James Ali Bashir believes that the form in which the WBC belt holder Mairis Briedies (23-0, 18 KOs) was in his last fight is not enough to defeat the Ukrainian boxer.
" Usyk does not need to change anything to beat Briedis. He's an excellent boxer, he's always in excellent shape. He attacks constantly and from different angles, and I do not see how the Briedies we saw in the battle against Perez in Riga can defeat Usik," said James Ali Bashir.