The Ukrainian boxer told his entourage not to get involved after Tyson Fury’s father John butted a team member before Saturday’s fight in Riyadh
Ukrainian told his entourage not to get involved after Tyson Fury’s father butted a team member before Saturday’s fight
But then, in a blur of colour and a din of noise, Usyk and a dozen Ukrainian men strode towards us. He looked cheerful and friendly and, before gesturing to his comrades to fall silent, he smiled and shook everyone’s hand. Usyk then chided a member of his team who was about to take my seat and he settled down next to me. The conversation flowed and he seemed amused and energised by the earlier fracas.
“They were looking over at me, waiting for the signal to go. They were waiting for the thumbs up but I gave them the thumbs down. “Back, back please,” I said. And they were not happy. The situation doesn’t matter to me, it’s just more motivation for my team.” Usyk sounded full of serene conviction when he stressed his belief in the outcome of his fight against Fury: “I will definitely win and I will take the belts back home. I have four belts coming for four children, two for my sons and two for my daughters, one each.”Usyk emulated the motion and force of the first and final ball, in a motionless chain, cascading back and forth and he made another analogy. “Pain is just weakness leaving your body.
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