Krassyuk: "Usyk is in great shape"

On the air of #TheGloveShow K2 Promotions General Manager Oleksandr Krassyuk shared his impressions on the training camp Oleksandr Usyk in preparation to the fight with Anthony Joshua, as well as expectations from the fight.

"Alexander is in great shape, the team is in a very positive emotional state. Emotions are close to happiness, despite the fact that the workload is incredible, despite the tight training schedule. From early morning until late in the evening the work continues, and these people have learned to work in such a way that they also enjoy it. And as a result, it's not mental stress, but joking around, relaxing, and you can see that teamwork is happening."

"On the 20th of September we are leaving for the UK. And as early as Tuesday we will have a press conference. And then there will be a whole series of media events that will precede the fight itself."

"Joshua has actually become very fit. You can see that the experts have been pushing him to increase his speed parameter though. I remember his appearance in the fight with Wladimir Klitschko - he was very athletically pumped then. Now he looks more like a boxer than in previous fights. We'll see where this goes - how much it affects his functionality, his punching power."

"There's no excitement about fighting on the opponent's turf. You have to decide the fate of the fight yourself in the ring, not leaving the referees a chance to do their job."

"This is one of the most significant fights in history, so of course interest will be super high. The fight will be televised in pay-per-view format. Finally, our country has matured to this technical possibility. We started talking about it 15 years ago, but we managed to implement it only last year. We will do it again now. Indeed, there are massive prospects regarding sales volume."

"This fight will also be broadcasted in several dozen cinemas in cities with millions of people. There will be fan zones in several cities. This is not an ordinary event. A lot of attention will be focused on it by the media and fans of boxing. Expectations in the boxing world are enormous. The interest in this fight has exceeded all expectations".