The coach did not want to see Usik in the gym anymore after the first sparring session

WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk told about how he started boxing.

"I saw acquaintances near the school and asked: "Hey, where are you going?" And they said, "We're going to boxing training. There's a new coach there doing daily sparring.' And I grew up on the street, and it was important for me to have boxing skills to defend myself from bullies. During the first sparring session, I took a lot of punches to the face, my nose was bleeding. I say to the coach, "When is the next training session?" He says, "Actually the day after tomorrow. But I think you don't come to the gym anymore," said Usik in an interview with Mail Sport Boxing.