WBC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion Alexander Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) said that Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) forced him to worry only in the early rounds of the fight against Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs).
Abel Sanchez, the coach of the Russian Murat Gassiev, made it clear that in the future he expects to see the second fight of his ward with the Ukrainian Alexander Usyk. In the finale of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) Usyk beat Gassiev with a devastating decision and became the undisputed cruiserweight champion.
WBC interim champion Alexander Gvozdyk during a live broadcast on the Inter TV channel before the fight between Alexander Usyk and Murat Gassiev said that his fight against the owner of the full title Adonis Stevenson should be held on November 3 in Quebec City, Canada.
Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko shared the latest news about his return to the ring after the injury, about his possible opponents, as well as about a fight against Manny Pacquiao, who a week ago scored a stoppage victory over Lucas Matthysse and expressed a desire to fight against the Ukrainian.
Former cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) commented in the ring on his first career defeat at the hands of Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) in their final fight within the World Boxing Super Series with four champion belts at stake.
According to statistics of CompuBox, Alexander Usyk averaged 21/78 punches per round while Murat Gassiev was reduced to 8/26. Usyk landed a fight high 47 of 117 in the last round.
New undisputed cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk commented in the ring on his convincing victory on the points over Murat Gassiev, that brought him the Muhammad Ali Trophy and the historical four titles in his weight category.
In the main event of the evening at the arena of the Moscow sport complex Olympic in the final of the first season of the World Boxing Super Series, Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) scored a convincing victory over the previously undefeated Murat Gassiyev (26-1, 19 KOs) and for the first time in history became the owner of four championship belts of the main versions in the cruiserweights. Usyk became the owner of the Muhammad Ali Trophy, which was handed to him by the widow of "The Greatest" Lonnie Ali. The scores were: 120-108, 119-109, 119-109.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from the arena in the Olimpiysky sports complex in Moscow, in the main event of which two undefeated champions Alexander Usyk and Murat Gassiev will challenge the title of the undisputed cruiserweight champion and the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the first season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS).
WBC Interim champion Alexander Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) believes that Alexander Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) should win his fight against Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) and do it in the second half of the fight.