James Ali Bashir: "Usyk, Joshua, Whyte - Sirenko is ready to fight anyone already"

James Ali Bashir, the coach of undefeated Ukrainian heavyweight Vladislav Sirenko, commented on his ward's victory over Alexander Ustinov. The specialist expressed confidence that the 26-year-old prospect is ready to face the top representatives of his division.

"You train in the gym just to finish the fight as quickly as possible. I'm very pleased that he was able to knock out this opponent so quickly. I didn't want a long fight. You practice in the gym, but in the ring you try to take your opponent out as quickly as possible. So I said to Vlad in the locker room after the fight, 'Good, very good job.'

"We can have our next fight as early as next Friday. If it's a good fit, we're ready to get in the ring in a week's time."

"It doesn't matter what Sirenko's next opponent will be. Heavyweight is heavyweight, and it's all about styles, not size. Big guys, small guys... One can be more dangerous than the other.

"Vlad's record now is 18-0, 15 KOs. And he could go out against anyone in the heavyweight division right now. I wouldn't avoid facing any of them, including the same Filip Hrgovic, Tony Yoka, Alexander Usyk, Anthony Joshua, Joe Joyce, Dillian Whyte. Vlad already has 18-0 in the pros plus amateur experience and he's ready to compete with any of them," Bashir said.