You couldn’t help but notice the cute toy donkey that Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) doesn’t part with after arriving in Saudi Arabia, where his rematch for the WBA/WBO world titles is scheduled to take place on August 20 / IBF against Briton Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs).
Usyk said that the donkey’s name is Lola, and she is his talisman for this most important combat trip.
“This is Lola, my daughter’s toy,” Alexander explains. “Do you know how I went to training camp?” My family, my daughter went to Europe, I didn’t see them for five and a half months… My daughter said: “Dad, this is for you. This is my talisman. Now this is your talisman.”
“Every day I ask (Lola): “Hey, how are you? You slept well?” And now my daughter writes to me: “Dad, take Lola for an interview.” And I said, “OK, no problem.”
A couple of days ago, the wife of the Ukrainian champion Kateryna Usyk spoke about threats, patriotism, revenge and the future of her husband.
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