Oleksandr Usyk names fighter he doesnt like | Boxing News

Oleksandr Usyk has revealed he dislikes just one of his former opponents. The Ukrainian heavyweight icon is all set for a rematch with Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night time, where he is set to notch up one other victory against the Briton following his controversial ninth-round stoppage in Poland in 2023.

As Usyk approaches the twilight of his illustrious profession, which doubtlessly has just two fights left to run, his love for the candy science stays undiminished. Renowned for his gentlemanly conduct, Usyk sometimes shuns verbal jabs and shows reverence in direction of his adversaries, both within the squared circle and past. However, there may be an exception to this amicable stance after he opened up on his emotions in direction of Marco Huck. The pair met for the WBO cruiserweight title in 2017 as half of the World Boxing Super Series.

Usyk instructed DAZN: “My weakness? I love people. I love my opponents. The only one of my opponents I do not love is Marco Huck. He is a bad guy because this man said bad words about my mother. Listen, it is bad, but all my British rivals, they are great people.”

Ahead of their struggle at Berlin’s Max-Schmelling-Halle, Usyk appeared visibly unsettled at instances. In one pre-fight confrontation, after being provoked by Huck, he mentioned: “I will bury him on Saturday.”

The outburst adopted a string of personal jibes from Huck, including appalling feedback about Usyk’s mom. On struggle night time, Huck got here out swinging but was in the end defeated in the tenth spherical. Usyk went on to win the match, beating Murat Gassiev in the ultimate.

Fast-forward eight years, and Usyk stays a titan in the boxing world. He is trying to grow to be a three-time undisputed champion, which might place him alongside the greats of any period.

In conserving with his ordinary conduct, Usyk has proven admiration for Dubois, saying: “Daniel is a good athlete and a boxer. He has good skills Daniel… last three fights, he had great wins in Filip Hrgovic, Jarrell Miller and Anthony Joshua. I think he is a great fighter.”

Usyk is of course predicting one other victory, which may pave the best way to a third assembly with Tyson Fury. Usyk confidently predicted: “I win… wonderful.”

Meanwhile, Dubois, 27, is assured his time is now as he makes an attempt to grow to be Britain’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000. He instructed the BBC: “I have resurrected myself, resurrected my career and now we’re on a roll.

“Unstoppable, I really feel like I can’t be beat proper now. I’m in the prime of my life and I’m going to go through whatever I’ve to do,

“I’ve got to beat him this time and I am going to win. I am going to cause chaos, knockout, by any means possible. I am ready. Man, I’m ready 100 per cent. As soon as the bell rings my whole approach is to seek and destroy, bring chaos, get the victory and seize the moment.”