The Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev expressed the dubious thought that Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) would have no chance in a fight against Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) if the rematch is in heavyweights:
“I would like to see his rematch with Usyk, this fight would answer many questions. In their first fight there were many nuances, but I do not want to make excuses. In the rematch in heavyweights Usyk will have no chances, and even in the cruiserweights too. You just need to make changes to the training," Kremlev said.
The first fight of the Ukrainian and the Russian took place on June 21, 2018 in Moscow and ended with the convincing victory of Usyk by unanimous decision – 120-108, 119-109, 119-109.
