The first staredown between Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew took place at Wembley stadium in London, On November 10.
Tony Bellew claims to punch Usyk as hard as he can.
"I told him to his face: "You are nothing, I don't fear anything, I don't fear you, I am not in awe of you and on November 10th I am going to punch you in the face as hard as I can", Bellew said as quoted by Givemesport.
Earlier, Eddie Hearn, the British boxer's promoter specified the date and the place of the Usyk-Bellew fight.
"Once he starts his journey in the elite division he would be looking for the heart of the king, and Joshua is the king at heavyweight right now. So I can anticipate that Usyk vs Joshua could be something really, really extraordinary in modern boxing. We will make our best to make it happen by the end of next year. Bellew is not a kid to get knocked out easily. We should not step too far ahead. But if Usyk wins, he will definitely move to heavyweight," Usyk's promoter Oleksandr Krasyuk said. commenting on the upcoming fight.