Head coach of the Ukrainian national boxing team Dmytro Sosnovsky assessed Oleksandr Khizhnyak's victory over Brazilian Wanderlei de Souza Pereira in 1/4 of the Olympics in Paris.
"Every person is entitled to his opinion. Some like Roy Jones, some like Oleksandr Usyk, and some like Tyson Fury. Sasha today at the pace in which he leads the fight, also a kind of talent. And he leads every fight like that, but everyone says it's very simple. And the Brazilian [De Souza Pereira], the silver medalist at the World Championships, also thought it was easy, and let them come out and box if it's so easy.
How much defense he did [in the quarterfinal fight]. Considering he's boxing hard in the middle to close range. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think he has a style that makes him win, and God grant him to keep winning. Yes, you can do something better in this situation, he does that, he works a lot on defense, taking into account the mistakes that happen. In such a tight fight with a good boxer, he missed very few punches," - said Sosnovsky.
Recall that on August 4 in the semifinals Khizhnyak will have to share the ring with two-time Olympic champion Cuban Arlen Lopez.
