“The New Zealander believes that Alexander was looking for a more monetary fight”, — write: sport.ua
“Did Usyk really refuse to fight me? Yes. I don’t think it’s because of fear or unwillingness to accept the challenge. I’m just from a small country – New Zealand, from Samoa, located on the other side of the world. Fighters from other regions have a larger fan base, more attention. Perhaps the reason is that it would be more financially profitable to fight someone else,” Parker said.
In the evening, on October 25, a big evening of boxing was held at the “O2 Arena” in London. The main event was a fight in the heavyweight division – former world champion Joseph Parker and British boxer Fabio Wordley met in the ring. Wardley won by technical knockout in the 11th round.