Klitschko to Lewis: You couldn’t finish me with one eye!

The WBC Congress is in Ukraine! Star boxers Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield surrounded by guards arrived in Kiev, as well as Alexander Usyk, who was distracted from preparations for Bellew, Cecilia Braekhus, Shaun Porter, Amir Khan and many others.

“I have never been to Ukraine before, but you have a beautiful country,” former world champion Amir Khan said, who, according to rumors, is trying to negotiate a fight with Pacquiao. “Yesterday I had a walk. Kiev is wonderful, it looks like England. Ukrainian boxing is very strong, you have so many great champions: Lomachenko, Usyk… I fought one of the Ukrainians 6-7 years ago - Andrews Kotelnik. He is a good guy, boxer of the highest level. In a fight with him, I won my first title. Usyk - Bellew? I like Usyk, his style and how he fights, he’s one of the best P4P fighters, but I will support my fellow countryman Tony."

And then came the moment that everyone had been waiting for 15 years - the “rematch” of Vitali Klitschko and Lennox Lewis. Everything was limited to a face-off and a few light punches with gloves. Further, the blows were exchanged verbally, commenting on the video of the battle of 2003, when the Briton defended his WBC belt - because Vitali’s face was bleeding, and in the 6th round the doctor stopped the fight. “First off, this uppercut!” Lennox saw his key punch. “It was a knockout punch. I just didn’t know that he had such a strong neck. The other boxer would have already been on the floor.” And he admitted that he was hiding from dangerous attacks in the clinches: "If you have received a strong blow, hug the opponent until the referee breaks you." “If the fight continued for another round, I would have finished you off!” - declared Vitali. To which the British replied: "You could not kill me with one eye! You needed two," - causing laughter in the hall. They even brought the culprit to the scene - that same doctor. He again checked whether Vitali’s eyebrow was in order, and said: “I knew that you would still have time, there would be another fight, and who knows, maybe you will go further and become mayor or president.” Lewis added: "If Vitali had said something about my mom, I would have fought with him again. But he is too good!"