paused his career to join the front line with the troops. at the press conference on thursday, they presented him with an award, the army. this fight has been timed to coincide with ukraine s independence so it has been a very celebratory mood all week, lots of people waving the ukrainian flags and chanting his name and all the set piece media events that have been open to the public this week will stop he is a massive favourites, a huge global star, 40,000 fight fans shoehorned into this arena tonight and they have come to see their national hero in action. how this fight goes much will depend on how daniel dubois copes with the pressure, it is very intimidating here for some oleksandr usyk the massive favourite to win, for good reason as well. but if daniel dubois could win tonight, it will be one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history. bigger perhaps than when buster douglas knocked out mike tyson all those years ago. it knocked out mike tyson all those ears auo. , . ,
the net oleksandr usyk. some 14,000 fight fans will be shoehorned into the arena behind me tonight. it is going to be a very intimidating atmosphere. how this fight plays out may well peddle how daniel dubois coach of the pressure he faces tonight. a massive task for him. nothing is impossible when you have two big men throwing heavy leather. anything can happen, it is heavyweight boxing, that s why we like it. oleksandr usyk the favourite to win this one. will like it. oleksandr usyk the favourite to win this one. will be fascinating favourite to win this one. will be fascinating to favourite to win this one. will be fascinating to see favourite to win this one. will be fascinating to see what - favourite to win this one. will be | fascinating to see what happens. thank you. britain s domination in the women s kl2 finals at the para canoe world championships continues, thanks to paralympic champion charlotte henshaw. she won today s final in just over 48 seconds for her fifth go