Oleksandr Usyk

“Fans can look forward to watching me take on the biggest and best names in the sport.”

“I want to have all four cruiserweight titles in the future.”

“The team I support is Manchester City. And that's because a friend of mine, who I visited when I was in England, Alexander Zinchenko, plays for them.”

“I do not care where I fight.”

“I am interested in the heavyweight division, and I'll tell you why: Many experts say that I shouldn't go up in weight, that I'm too small for it. My size does not allow me to be victorious in this division.”

“The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.”

“I like the color green, and the WBC belt is green, so I can't wait to get that belt.”

“From the beginning of my career, I wanted to fight in the United States, and now my dreams come true.”

“I need to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. As soon as I become, I will turn back and say, 'Guys, thank you very much for your participation. Thanks everyone.' I will thank the Lord, I will go to the ground and say farewell, and I will go home.”

“I don't want my fans to shout any insults at my opponent.”

“A fight with Tony Bellew would be a momentous occasion. He is a good boxer and a good person, and I also have the option to move into the heavyweight division.”

“England is a lucky country for me, and fortune comes only with hard work.”

“To me, it's a common thing to go somewhere and box there.”

“Briedis is a good fighter, but the only thing he has that I want is his belt.”

“I am Ukrainian and fighting like a Ukrainian.”

“I'd love to fight any of the titleholders, any time, any place.”

“I have nothing bad to say about Briedis. His style is a bit boring, but I respect him. Briedis is a world champion, so he has to be good.”

“If you want to be great in what you're doing, you really need to limit yourself, so I consider my life as the life of a monk.”

“My mom said to me: 'Sonny, you need to study English.' And I replied to her: 'Mom, I do not need it. I'm going to be horse-boy, would I speak English with horses?' Mom said: 'Darling, you need to.' But I did not listen to my mother.”

“If you put a person in a training gym made out of entire gold, it doesn't guarantee that this person will become a champion. But if you put a person in the basement, then there is a high chance that he will get out of this basement as a champion.”