James Ali Bashir, the former coach of Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 54 KOs) believes that the Ukrainian will return to the ring and is ready to work with him. “I always believed that Wladimir would still fight. Even when he announced his retirement, I could not accept this in my heart. What I knew about him did not allow me to make such a decision.
James Ali Bashir, former coach of the unified cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk, believes that his ex-ward is able to move to the heavyweights and defeat Tony Bellew and Dillian Whyte - these are the boxers promoter of Anthony Joshua named, answering the question, if is it possible for Usyk to fight with the British. " Usyk will beat Bellew and Whyte, he will beat all these guys," said Bashir.
The well-known boxing trainer James Ali Bashir estimated the fight of the quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series between Dmitry Kudryashov (21-2, 21 KOs) and WBA Regular cruiserweight champion Junier Dortikos (22-0, 21 KOs), criticizing Russians for the manner of battle.
Former trainer of WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (13-0, 11 KO's) James Ali Bashir believes that the form in which the WBC belt holder Mairis Briedies (23-0, 18 KOs) was in his last fight is not enough to defeat the Ukrainian boxer.
WBO cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk, (11-0, 10 KO’s) has issued the following statement today in regards to his future training and the parting with his trainer James Ali Bashir.