Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik said that he was offered money for the final fight of the 2011 World Cup against Teymur Mammadov from Azerbaijan.

The Ukrainian refused and won the gold of the world championship in Baku, defeating the opponent by points - 25:15.

" I said these words: " She will grow up, and she will have a family, she will have children, my grandchildren. And the grandson will go to school, and someone will say to him: "

This is unacceptable, sorry guys, I went to this for a very long time. And money is not a priority for me, "

Usyk held his last fight on the night of October 13, 2019, when he successfully made his heavyweight debut, defeating American Chaz Witherspoon. Now Sasha has 17 wins in 17 fights (13 knockouts).

The next opponent of Usyk will be Briton Derek Chisora. Their battle is scheduled for May 23, but is likely to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. March 13 Usik and Chisora \u200b\u200bhold a duel of views at a joint press conference in London.

Earlier, Usyk announced his readiness to fight with the current heavyweight champions - Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.