WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on the eve of the fight on January 27 in Riga against local Mairis Briedis met journalists in Kiev with and told about his training and with what attitude he is flying to Latvia.
"Mairis made a positive impression on me when we met at a press conference in Riga. He is a simple, calm and adequate guy. He is not like Marco Huck, who spoke different nonsense. In 2014 I went to Riga for his fight with Durodola, and after the fight I made a picture with him. In a word, he's a normal guy," said Usyk.
"It is not difficult for me to adjust myself to a fight against a man who does not provoke you. I'm not fighting, I'm boxing. Sports anger is always present. If he doesn't call you before the battle it does not mean that you should not beat him. Each of us protects his belt," Usyk added.
Photo - Waldemar Gorlushko.
