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In the camp from Oleksandr Usyk: Behind the scenes with the heavyweight champion
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Gandia, Spain – Oleksandr Usyk has I did all this: belts, medals, fame and fortune.
He is a national hero in Ukraine. He has his “0” … he is undisputed in two divisions and is a golden Olympic medalist. But he still lives according to the motto of his band “Ready to fight”: “Never is never enough”. He wants more.
In the serene city of Gandia on the east coast of Spanish Usyk (23-0, 14 KO) continues to prosecute a larger history in another unquestioned heavyweight clash, this time against IBF master Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 Kos) 19 July 19 at the London Wembley Stadium stadium.
In the fight against Dubois, the Usyk training base was transformed from an aged rental store. That’s enough, but he has everything he needs. At the top there is a gym with a ring, several training bags, weights and assault bike. However, there are personal dotted accents.
Ukrainian flags, a poster with Spartan and a white concrete wall in which his team members wrote messages. Someone painted a cat in relation to the pseudonym Usyk.
On the one hand, in the brave pen: “Moskow 2018”, “Saudi 2024”; Two previous times he has been crowned the undisputed champion. At the top of the wall: “London 2025.” The band shows another glorious night.
At a lower level on another wall, which was painted in the blue -yellow flag of Ukraine, the word “unquestioned” shines from a huge neon sign. More manifestations.
TV screens show material from various fights to a continuous loop. The first fight between Usyk and Dubois – which Utyk won through the knockout in August 2023 – and also aged Dubois has been burning the screen for years. Everything in the aged store is directed to the task.
At the bottom there is a wide open space in which people can relax. There are TVs and PlayStation that Utyk likes to play during downtime.
There is a pending buzz of activity in which his team members deal with their activities; Sorting logistics before fighting or helping media members, while some watch Usyk-Dubois 1, discussing what they see.
Two sons of Usyk, Mykhailo and Kyrylo, time passes idly while their dad trains intensively. They miss their mother and sisters who are still in Ukraine.
Alternating boys, shooting basketball at a fleeting rim, which was brought to them and kick football against the wall when they try to kill boredom. From time to time, they stop looking at their dad or the media contingent who joined them for the whole day. They do not do much confusion in everything and are busy, sometimes going upstairs to the gym to sneak out the action.
The full size of their father’s size may not surprise yet. One day they will know. For now, he is simply their dad, with whom they have to go to work on Saturday morning.
Usyk and Counthman Lithe Heavyweight Daniel Lapin – hailed as another boxing star of Ukraine – running down the curved stairs that leads to the gym, getting a little cardio.
Their days start at 6 am from the first session. Usyk will do two or three in total depending on the day. It is essential that the training varies. Running, swimming, cycling, tennis, mental training and cognitive tests, as well as a sparring of all shapes.
At the gym, two Ukrainian boxers make moves of what they consider to be a “lighter” gym and strength training session, but it is explosive. Quick skipping circuit, assault bicycle sprints, weights, kettlebell exercises and body weight procedures, as well as an excruciating exercise in which Usyk performs a sit-up, throwing a gigantic medical ball on the wall.
For ordinary mortals, it seems at least intimidating.
Has he ever thought he would prefer to enjoy the loot of his success?
“Every day I have moments during training, when I want to be on the beach with my wife, holding a bottle in my hand,” says Eyk.
But sparring dominates in the schedule; He spends about 60% of his week in the ring in early June.
Today is Routine of strength and power. Thanks to the sweat from his torso, his purple sleeveless shirt changed several shades darker than the lightweight lavender that began the day.
There is a few minutes of skipping without losing the rhythm, making it so effortless. Only moving in the shade and dances stop its metronomic rhythm. Ukrainian techno music goes and keeps the climate high in the next day on the cut. The verbal communication between the involved people is restricted, but the process is trouble -free.
“Listen, mom, I can fly,” says Usyk to Lapin, when his turn is coming to jump, encouraging his protected one. Quick breath and this is next. Changing the assault bike.
“Once again!” The coach of strength and condition Jakub Chycki screams.
“Listen, mom, I can fly,” says Usyk again. This time it pushes the screaming muscles to continue. At this point, Chycki knows that the master feels it.
“[Usyk] It always has a lot of energy, but it is usually a mask – says Chycki. “He is tired, he is simply human. Of course, [he’s] superhuman. I usually call him “homosapien athleticus”. It’s amazing. But now there is a very arduous time for him. “
The session ends with a moment of serene reflection when the heart rate of the master falls. He will kiss the crucifix, which got stuck in the chest later. “Today … Enough,” says Usyk. “But never enough.”
He can be a heavyweight champion, but Usyk still wipes the surfaces and packs the equipment after training, is proud of miniature things and making sure that everything is ready for the next session. Post sweat from a shirt in a bucket and carefully folds it.
Before going down the stairs, he turns and bows to the prayer pinned to the weighing stand before it disappears from the shower.
The data is a king During a training camp. Chycki, called “Brains Behind”, is also a university professor and has a eternal stream of information that he collects from every session. Everything from Usyk’s aerobic ability to brain monitoring during sparrings.
The band “Ready to Fight” (RTF) also analyzes everything meticulously, both in Usyk and Dubois.
RTF became a co -founder of Usyk and a childhood friend, general director Sergey Lapin. The company will work in parallel with Dubois from Queensberry and will expand its platform to various aspects of the boxing world, from data analysis for warriors to matching them to sparring partners.
The fight record, struggle statistics and lots of physical attributes are included. The idea appeared after the Sparring partner of Usyk failed to one day at the camp. From there, Usyk and Lapin have developed a company and want it to expand to influence all levels of sport.
But their main goal is Dubois now.
“Our analytical department is looking for various fights, try to find weaknesses, strengths to gather information to work on them and give the team the right analytics so that they can see how they can affect future fights,” says Espn Sergey Lapin.
Are the data not a very secret weapon for the Utyk?
“Yes, of course,” says Lapin. “Do you have a car? That’s good for you. You have a bike [as well]But the car is better. We now have a very good car. “
Usyk willingly helps to develop RTF after his career, which he admitted that he was approaching to the end. He will undoubtedly take a well -deserved break when it ends, but also fights, like many elite athletes to sit still too long. Two weeks after the second victory over the Fury, come from his wife and wanted to go back to the gym.
“I think about my life every day,” says Usyk ESPN. “Every day I think about what I will do after my professional career. Every day I wonder what I will do … and I have a few plans. I think I will play a little football.”
Usyk was an avid player when he was youthful, but the box is in his soul. He wants to facilitate the next generation of Ukrainian fighters. He says that one day he wants to train the world champion.
For now, he ends his ends with his valued career.
There is a larger, better dubois.
Another chance for the undisputed, so his manifestation can be cut out in historical books, not just the wall of his gym.
He approaches lying on the beach with a bottle of something, but he has not yet finished.
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Canelo Alvarez still talks like a central figure in the super middleweight division, even though he no longer holds all the belts after his loss to Terence Crawford.
“They have to fight each other and then I will choose the winner.” Canelo said to Mr. Verzace. “At some point we all have to earn what we deserve, right? And they have to earn it.”
The comments were notable because Canelo is no longer a world champion at 168, and yet he still speaks from a position that allows him to avoid the same path he believes others should follow.
Since his loss to Crawford last September and absence following elbow surgery, the 168-pound belts have spread to a up-to-date group of champions that includes Christian Mbilli, Hamzah Sheeraz, Osleys Iglesias and Jaime Munguia.
Despite the loss, Canelo will still have an immediate shot at winning the world title against Mbilli on September 12 in Riyad.
This has sparked criticism from some fans who believe the former undisputed champion should now prove himself against threatening rivals before being given another shot at the title.
Fighters such as Lester Martinez, Diego Pacheco and Bektemir Melikuziev were mentioned by fans as opponents that Canelo would normally have to face if he was treated as a standard fighter rather than boxing’s biggest commercial star.
Canelo also rejected the idea of closely studying up-to-date names entering the division.
“I never check it,” he said when asked about the current situation in the super middleweight division.
For many fans, this reaction only reinforced the feeling that Canelo still sees himself as a cut above the rest of the division, even though he no longer holds all the belts.
But the Mexican star remains the sport’s biggest financial draw, which allows him to move on differently than most fighters after defeat. While younger fighters continue to try to establish themselves, Canelo returns to another championship fight.

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Junto Nakatani’s forthright verdict on Naoya Inoue’s powers
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Head coach Rudy Hernandez clearly remembers the moment Junto Nakatani revealed the level of power he experienced from Naoya Inoue’s punches.
The two Japanese stars faced each other in the highly anticipated matchup earlier this month, which took place at the sold-out Tokyo Dome stadium in front of approximately 55,000 fans.
Many expected Inoue to retain his undisputed super bantamweight crown as the ponderous favorite, but his dominance in the early rounds came as a surprise to most.
At last, “The Monster” scored a clear unanimous decision victorybut was forced to overcome Nakatani’s attack between rounds seven and ten.
At this point, “Large Bang” suddenly came to life after his much more measured approach in the previous rounds, and he seemed to no longer respect his opponent’s power.
According to his coach, Hernandez, it was a key moment that, if it had come earlier, could have been enough to secure a points victory.
Anyway, the experienced trainer said Boxing Scene what Nakatani thought about Inoue’s strength, while believing that a potential rematch with Inoue would surely go their way, being so confident in Nakatani’s abilities that he promised to retire if he was proven wrong.
“If we don’t beat it [Inoue] in a rematch, I will never coach players again. I will retire. I’m leaving because I truly believe we’ll kick Inoue’s ass in the rematch.
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The release stated that Tyson, who was photographed in a cast, is recovering and intends to continue fighting once he heals. He described the delay as a brief postponement and said the date, location and broadcast plans for FIGHT SPORTS would be announced soon. According to information, the exhibition was last scheduled for May 30 under agreements with CSI Sports and FIGHT SPORTS.
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Tyson’s advisor, Amer Abdallah, said Boxing news in April that the contract remained valid and that he believed the fight would continue. Tyson himself admitted that he injured his hand earlier this year.
Tyson (59) last competed in November 2024, when he returned to the professional ring and lost by decision to Jake Paul. Mayweather, who retired with a professional record of 50-0, has not fought professionally since stopping Conor McGregor in 2017, although he still competes in exhibition fights. Mayweather has separately confirmed a June 27 fight against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens and is linked to a September rematch with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
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