According to promoter Alexander Usik, the Ukrainian is aimed at historical achievements, and not at specific boxers
Alexander Krasyukpromoter of the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Alexandra Usikasaid that the ex-world champion Deontay Wilder will have to wait his turn to fight the Ukrainian, even if he succeeds in the fight with Zhang Zhilei.
“Deontay Wilder’s chances of winning are not that good. And even if he succeeds, he still needs to take his place in line.”
“Wilder was lucky to get a return ticket to the heavyweight Olympus after losing to Parker, but the fight with Zhang is not an easy walk in the park given Deontay’s lack of boxing skills. Either way, they will be able to determine who is stronger out of the two who lost to Parker.”
“Our game is not about certain names like Deontay Wilder. It’s about glory, greatness and legacy.”
Wilder and Zhilei will officially fight on June 1 in Saudi Arabia. Also, as part of a large-scale boxing evening between the promotional companies Queensberry and Matchroom, British heavyweight Daniel Dubois and mandatory challenger for the IBF title Filip Hrgovic will enter the ring.
Usik is preparing for a fight with Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. The unification match will take place on May 18. The list of other fights that will take place as part of the boxing evening in Saudi Arabia is also known. Among them is the fight between Ukrainian Daniel Lapin and Portuguese Octavio Pudivitra for the WBA Continental light heavyweight title.
Source: Sportarena
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