New heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says his stunning victory over Anthony Joshua in London doesn't top his 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medal, won in the same city.
Usyk delivered a boxing masterclass to strip the Brit of the WBO, WBA and IBF world titles in front of 67,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Usyk won a unanimous decision, outclassing the powerful Joshua with quick hands, slick head movement and boxing smarts.
But despite achieving the sport's ultimate prize, Usyk insists Olympic gold will always be his greatest achievement.
"London is a really lucky city for me, but not a single professional victory can be above an Olympic gold," the Ukraine says.
Usyk's next fight is likely to be a mandatory rematch against Joshua and after fighting his last 10 bouts outside his home county, the 'Road Warrior' would love nothing more than to fight in front of home fans in Kiev.
"I would love to have the rematch at Olympiyskiy Stadium in Kiev," he says, although Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, appeared to pour cold water on that scenario, saying it would more likely be in London or international to "maximise income".
Usyk, 19-0 as a professional and now a two-division champion, has followed in the footsteps of Ukrainian brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, who dominated the heavyweight division for a decade.
Reuters
