“Hey man! It’s going to be a fight, and a strong fight. I’m here to fight.”– he said.
The American boxer admitted that this fight would be a good opportunity for him to demonstrate all his strength.
“A lot of things we’ve been working on as professional boxers for a long time… I think we’ll give people exactly what they want to see and it’s going to be a good fight.”he noted.
Welch also admitted that he was not at all embarrassed by the confrontation with the Russian boxer against the backdrop of the current political situation in the world.
“I’m not a politician, I’m a professional athlete, so I don’t have words to express something when it comes to international things of this kind, I’m only here as a professional athlete, and to show the fans a great show,” he admitted.
Earlier, Gassiev said that he had not competed for a long time due to an injury, so he was looking forward to August 26 in order to enter the ring as soon as possible.