Oleksandr Usyk has revealed some advice from his mother as he prepares to battle Daniel Dubois at Wembley this Saturday.
The duo are currently preparing for their boxing rematch, which will take place two years after their first showdown.
Usyk won that bout in controversial circumstances, with Dubois penalised for what was perceived to be a low blow.
Though the British fighter appealed the verdict, he was ultimately unsuccessful - with Usyk retaining his unbeaten record in the sport as a result.
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|Oleksandr Usyk has revealed some advice from his mother as he prepares to battle Daniel Dubois at Wembley this Saturday
The 38-year-old, speaking to The Sun, has now revealed that his mother has told him to wear a groin protector in order to ensure his private parts suffer no damage.
He said: "My mum always says ‘Alex, please be careful of the punches’.
“She told me to have a big groin protector.”
Since beating Dubois, Usyk has inflicted two defeats on Tyson Fury.
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He kept his head in both bouts against the Gypsy King, who retired in January before recently announcing a U-turn on that decision.
It isn't just Usyk's formidable punching power that makes him such a force to be reckoned with.
He's also able to maintain his composure. Derek Chisora recently said that his mentality set him apart - which is something Usyk agrees with.
“What Chisora said is true," he added.
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|Oleksandr Usyk believes he's got the physical and mental strength to beat Daniel Dubois for a second time
"You can’t crack my head.
“Everyone wants to talk about their punches or their power. I just wait for my time. I just wait for the bell to go DING and the referee to say: ‘box’.
"The brain and the body are the same. If you have the brain but no fitness, it's bad.
“But if you have the best conditioning but a weak brain, it’s also bad.
“When you do conditioning training, it has to hurt, you have to come through that and that’s mental.”
Meanwhile, speaking exclusively to GB News, British boxing legend David Haye lavished praise on Usyk and everything he's achieved in the sport.
"Absolutely he is," he said when asked if Usyk was the most talented fighter of his generation.
"There was talk of Fury being the best of his generation, but then he has two losses to Usyk.
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GETTY | Boxing news: Oleksandr Usyk beat Daniel Dubois in their first fight back in 2023"So Usyk as now beaten two of Britain's finest heavyweight boxers in [Anthony Joshua and Fury, so you have to look at Usyk and 100 per cent put him in that generational talent [list].
"He has also come up from cruiserweight, unbeaten and has fought away from home in England and on neutral ground as well.
"He ranks as one of the all time greats for sure."