KIEV southpaw and WBO cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has decided to make a change to his training team. The 30-year-old โ who won Olympic, World and European gold medals as an amateur โ has announced that he will now be coached by fellow Ukrainian Anatoly Lomachenko, who is the father of two-weight world titlist Vasyl Lomachenko.
Usyk had previously been trained by James Ali Bashir ยญโ the American coach who served as an assistant to the late, great Emanuel Steward for 17 years at the renowned Kronk Gym in Detroit.
โBashir is a very nice man and a good trainer,โ Usyk said in a statement. โHe has his own approach to training, but the moment came when I realised that it was not enough for me any longer. That is why I decided to change. I am very grateful to him for being with me all this time. It is nothing personal โ just business. I think we will remain in touch in the same way that we always have.โ