Gassiev: I hope the battle with Usyk will take place in the summer

Russian Murat Gassiev commented on the trauma of Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, whom he was about to meet in the finale of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS).

"It is a pity that my opponent in the WBSS finale was injured, but I hope it is not so serious and our fight will be held in the summer! In Saudi Arabia, as planned earlier, or in any other place, I am ready to fight and will try to approach him in my best form.

"In connection with the postponement of the fight, my coach Abel Sanchez and I agreed and decided that we will take a short pause in training until the situation becomes clear, and I had a chance to rest a bit, fly home to Russia, and in early May return to the training camp in Big Bear and continue preparing for the final," Gassiev wrote in his Instagram.