Oleksandr Usyk reveals link to Vasyl Lomachenko

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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.

โ€œBashir is a very nice man and a good trainer,โ€ Usyk said in a statement. โ€œHe 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€

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