Wardley Recalls Sparring with Usyk: “I Was Bombarded with Punches”

The WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion Fabio Wardley spoke about his sparring sessions with the three-time undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

– It was October 2018, about seven years ago. Back then I was still a newcomer, obviously still learning a lot in my craft. Sparring with him was great from an educational standpoint, but at the same time, I was literally bombarded with punches from all directions. He was brilliant then, and he’s brilliant now.

– What did you learn from him?

– There was a lot to take from that experience, but at that early stage of my career, the biggest lesson for me was how to structure not just a training camp, but a sparring week or day — how to prepare for and recover from sparring. What he did before and after the sessions. Those were the things I picked up from him at that stage, Wardley said.

Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) has revealed when his next fight will take place.

Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) is set to face Joseph Parker in his next bout. Detailed fight statistics from RTFight can be found via the link below the news.