"The referee saved my life." Bellew made a confession about the fight Usyk

Former World Heavyweight Champion Tony Bellew once again shared his memories of the fight with the current holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF titles in the heavyweight division Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton is sure that the referee was sleeping him from extremely unfortunate consequences, not allowing him to continue the fight in the eighth round.

“I was left on my feet in the fight with Stevenson, I got up on the count of “six” or “seven” in the fight with Usyk. I was lucky that two referees saved my life in these fights. I got up after five or six seconds and they could let me fight if they wanted, but I was unable to continue. I wanted this, but of course I shouldn't have fought any further.

I am sincerely grateful to these referees because they saved my life. The biggest damage comes from a hit you're not prepared for," Belew told Safe Betting Sites.

Recall that in 2018 Usyk knocked out Belew in the eighth round.