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Oleksandr Usyk leaves Daniel Dubois baffled with four-word press conference message
Oleksandr Usyk left Daniel Dubois and his team baffled with one comment at the final press conference before their rematch at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Usyk interrupted Dubois’ head coach, Don Charles, to repeat a four-word message that left everybody perplexed.
Usyk said: “Don’t push the horses…don’t push the horses.”
Charles, visibly confused, said that he needed a translator while Dubois sat speechless.
What Usyk actually meant is uncertain as he grinned from ear to ear after briefly disrupting proceedings.
Usyk's bizarre message came after a tense exchange between Charles and the Ukrainian's manager, Egis Klimas.
Charles accused Klimas, of being “asleep’ while his fighter beat Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, after Klimas claimed Dubois had not improved since his first fight with Usyk.
Charles said: “We know what we have done, we know what we have been witnessing, he must have been sleeping for the last three fights Daniel has had, he must have been fast asleep, can someone please wake him up?”
Klimas had a quick retort to Charles, saying that while he was “asleep”, Usyk also beat Tyson Fury twice.
Frustrated by Klimas, Charles told him that Fury was not here to defend himself and that they needed to keep their focus on the man in front of them, saying that this was a Daniel Dubois show.
Charles replied: “Tyson’s not here to defend himself. Keep your eye on the Job. This is a Daniel Dubois show. So let’s stick to that.”
Usyk appeared to take offence to Charles' unwavering confidence in his man as he called on the trainer to settle down in his own unique way ahead of what promises to be an explosive weekend of heavyweight action.
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