Oleksandr Usyk named his idol in sports

WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk said that his idol in sports is the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

“My favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali. I know a lot about him, read a lot. I was born on the same day, in the same month as him, only a little later. For me, this is a great legend.

When he was alive, I talked to him. When I listened to him, I discovered that he is exactly the same as I read about him in books. He said that he owed a lot to his grandmother, that she helped him in many ways - just as it was in his biography. Athletes, boxers, who have conquered the peaks - each of them is an example, you can take an example from each, learn how to succeed. Absolutely each of them can be a model of diligence,” Usyk said in an interview with Interia.