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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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Tim Bradley names the heavyweight who can beat Oleksandr Usyk: ‘This could be his time’

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Tim Bradley names the heavyweight who can beat Oleksandr Usyk: “It could be his time”

Tim Bradley listed probably the biggest challenge for Oleksandr Usyk, who some say should hang up his gloves after the clash with Rico Verhoeven.

Last month, the Ukrainian endured a tougher-than-expected test against Verhoeven, which ended with a controversial suspension following an 11th-round knockout.

Until then Usyk was losing on one of the judges’ scorecards However, he managed to inspire the intervention of referee Mark Lyson, who waved at Verhoeven after the bell.

Indeed, it was controversial while on duty, however, the real story is that Verhoeven, a former kickboxer, was able to last 11 rounds with the heavyweight king.

Perhaps it was because Usyk underestimated his opponent, or perhaps his performance would be better explained by a text message he received from his daughter, who contacted him from a bomb shelter in Ukraine before the fight.

Either way, the 39-year-old would need to significantly improve his performance if he faces WBC “interim” champion Agit Kabayel in his next fight.

I keep talking his YouTube channelBradley said Kabayel, who has previously stopped fighters such as Zhilei Zhang and Frank Sanchez, posed a real threat to Usyk’s dominance as WBC, IBF and WBA world champion.

“You have a guy like Kabayel who has been waiting for a while. This might be the right time for him [to defeat Usyk].

“Usyk’s aged manager [Alex Krassyuk] he said, “You must go ahead and retire, because if you don’t retire, you will be defeated.”

“[Krassyuk] I didn’t like what he saw against Rico, but I have hope for him in this fight [with Kabayel] what’s happening next. Fighting Kabayel will be tough for him.

“This guy can punch, he can punch the body very well, he can move and box, he can get forward, he can counter-punch – he can do a little bit of everything.”

Having been ordered to defend his WBC title against Kabayel, Usyk must now decide whether to face the undefeated challenger or vacate the belt and pursue alternative options.

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Diego Pacheco Immanuwel Aleem and Andy Cruz-Albert Bell fight on July 18 DAZN card

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Image: Diego Pacheco Vs. Immanuwel Aleem, Andy Cruz-Albert Bell Set For July 18 DAZN Card

Pacheco (25-0 (18 KO)) will defend his WBC Silver and WBO International super middleweight belts against Aleem 22-4-3 (14 KO). The 25-year-old Los Angeles native is coming off a unanimous decision win over Kevin Lele Sadjo last December.

Pacheco was knocked out in the eighth round following a unanimous decision victory over Kevin Lele Sadjo last December.

Since then, Pacheco has made significant changes outside the ring, joining Sheer Sports and bringing Hall of Fame trainer Buddy McGirt into his corner. Matchroom has also renewed a promotional deal with a highly-rated super middleweight.

“I can’t wait to take him to a world title,” Robert Diaz of Sheer Sports said of Pacheco.

This common feature can have solemn consequences in the lightweight division. Cruz (6-1 (3 KO)) will try to recover from the first defeat of his professional career when he faces Bell (28-1 (9 KO)) in the IBF final.

On January 24, the 2020 Olympic gold medalist lost a 12-round majority decision to Muratalla, failing in his attempt to win the IBF lightweight title. Despite the setback, Cruz received an immediate opportunity to return to title contention.

Bell enters the fight on a long winning streak and has spent years climbing the rankings in search of a breakthrough opportunity. The winner will strengthen his position before the next meeting with Muratalla, who is scheduled to defend his title against Robson Conceicao on August 1.

The lightweight world title eliminator and one of the most highly rated super middleweights in boxing returns to action, with the July 18 card providing significant stakes in two divisions as Matchroom continues to shape the title picture for the second half of 2026.

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Floyd Mayweather heard the murder unfold during a FaceTime call

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Floyd Mayweather has been linked to some amazing stories from his life inside and outside of boxing. Few are as shocking as the day he reportedly listened helplessly to a murder-suicide over a FaceTime call.

The incident occurred on December 8, 2014, when rapper Earl Hayes, a member of Mayweather’s inner circle and a recording artist associated with The Money Team, shot and killed his wife, actress and dancer Stephanie Moseley, before taking his own life.

According to multiple reports, Mayweather spoke with Hayes at the time and tried to serene the rapper down for a period of time as the situation got out of control.

FaceTime call

The tragedy took place in the Palazzo East apartments in Los Angeles.

According to police, officers responded after neighbors reported hearing shots and a woman screaming. The LAPD SWAT team entered the apartment and discovered Hayes and Moseley dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the locked bathroom.

Authorities later concluded that Hayes fatally shot Moseley before turning the gun on himself.

Reports at the time indicated that Hayes had contacted Mayweather during an argument over suspicions that Moseley had been inconstant.

Mayweather reportedly kept trying to serene Hayes down as the conversation escalated.

Hollywood shock

Moseley’s death shocked the entertainment industry.

The Canadian actress and dancer appeared on the VH1 series “Hit the Floor” and throughout her career she has performed alongside music’s biggest stars.

A statement released by VH1 at the time said the network and the entire “Hit the Floor” family were devastated by the loss and expressed their condolences to Moseley’s family and friends.

Hayes’ friends also expressed disbelief, describing him as a caring and talented person whose actions seemed completely out of character.

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Tragedies surrounding Mayweather

The Hayes tragedy wasn’t the only devastating real-life event that coincided with Mayweather’s life outside of boxing.

The former five-weight world champion was also present during the drive-by shooting that injured one of his bodyguards, and the death of Josie Harris, the mother of his three children, sparked another public tragedy and another personal tragedy.

Harris died on March 10, 2020 at the age of 40. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner later ruled her death was the result of an accidental overdose.

A forgotten story

More than a decade has passed, and many boxing fans have no idea this event even happened.

Mayweather was not involved in the crime itself, but reports that he was on the other end of the call ensured that his name would forever be linked to one of the most shocking stories of his career.

For those who remember it, few stories surrounding Floyd Mayweather have been more challenging to understand.


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Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.

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