Former World Light Heavyweight Champion Alexander Gvozdyk said that he was partly motivated to comeback by the opportunity to meet the current leaders of his weight category - Russians Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.
“The situation in Ukraine has become an additional motivation for my return. Perhaps I will be able to raise the Ukrainian flag in the international arena. So it will add motivation to my people.
Also, a good motivation for me is to reach the title fights and take away the belts from Bivol and Beterbiev, because they are both Russian. How would my duel with Bivol turn out? Let's just set it up and see. I am one hundred percent open to it. I think he is busy with other issues, but I will get to the title to arrange this fight, ”Gvozdyk said in an interview with the Against The Ropes Podcast YouTube channel.
Recall that on the night of February 12, Gvozdyk will fight with Mexican Jose Obando. For the Ukrainian, this will be the first fight after an early defeat from Beterbiev in the fall of 2019.