The WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk commented on the blow below the belt, which he missed in the fifth round of the fight against Briton Daniel Dubois. After a forbidden reception, the Ukrainian boxer ended up on canvas. The referee gave Usyk a few minutes to recover, after which Alexander got to his feet and the fight resumed. Have you ever thought that you won't be able to get up? Or have you already felt that you need a little more time, but you will rise? " A little start in the back to delay. But I felt that it was necessary to rise. Because if you stay on the floor, you stay on the floor. No matter how much it hurts. It still hurts. But you gotta get up and see it through. All that we are doing now is not only in the ring, but also in our country”, – quotes the words of Usyk Tribuna. com.

In addition, Alexander reacted to the intentions of the Dubois team to dispute the result of the fight due to the fact that, in their opinion, the Briton's blow was not below the belt.. The Ukrainian said that if Dubois thinks he wears shorts too high, then next time he can box without them.. " Comedy. He lost and says that my shorts were high. I can box without shorts," Also, the Ukrainian champion responded to the Dubois team on the demand for a rematch. Usyk said he was ready to fight Daniel again, but in a fist fight. " Without gloves, on bare fists," Recall Usyk spectacularly knocked out Dubois in the ninth round. Alexander with a right jab knocked the Briton to his knees, after which he no longer got up until the end of the referee countdown. Now the 36-year-old Usyk has 21 wins (14 by knockout) in 21 fights.. He held five of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..