“I was offered this option a week before the fight. I refused, because I was not preparing to defend myself from the fight, I was not preparing for a left-hander, I was not preparing for Islam, but I was preparing specifically for Alvarez. He's here, I'm here too, what's the point of me changing everything and fighting Islam? I'm not ready for him now. For this fight, I need to prepare well, hone my wrestling skills, do a lot of sparring with a left-hander in order to feel left-handed. This is completely different. I'm not in a hurry, I'm not Bobby Green, who takes fights for money, ”says Tsarukyan.
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