Usyk names the only opponent he does not respect after their fight.

World boxing champion in WBC, WBO, WBA, and IBO versions Oleksandr Usyk is preparing for a fight with IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois. Throughout the preparation, the opponent and his team have been trying to talk a lot to unsettle the Ukrainian.

However, Dubois was not the opponent that Usyk does not respect after their fight, as reported by the portal .

Usyk said that the only opponent he does not like is former champion Marco Huck. Oleksandr explained that the German insulted his mother before their fight in 2017 in the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Super Series.

'I love people and respect my opponents, but Huck is a bad person because of the offensive words about my mom', Usyk said.

During the stare-down in Berlin, Huck pushed Usyk and said offensive words towards him. Then the Ukrainian dominated over his opponent in the ring and won by knockout.

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Usyk is preparing for a fight with Daniel Dubois. During the preparations, they talked about their previous fights and found out that the most upsetting thing for Oleksandr was the offensive words from Marco Huck before their fight in 2017.