Agit Kabayel sees itself the greatest danger to heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk. In an interview with RTL/NTV and Sport.de, the “Leberking” from the Ruhrpott makes the Ukrainian world champion an announcement. However, Kabayel is skeptical whether he really gets his title chance. However, he has hope – also because Usyk’s manager makes an exciting hint.
“I am the most dangerous challenge for him because I am a young, hungry man who comes out of nowhere RTL/NTV and sport.de.
The 32-year-old noticed “I’m about the sporty. Usyk knows that too.”
It is not more powerful for most heavyweighters, according to Kabayel. As a legal interpreter, Usyk may not – the liver hooks. “His right is the hand and he is closer to me with his liver, which is easier to meet,” said the “Leberking” from Bochum: “But what does it mean? Usyk is very agile.”
A duel between him and Usyk in Germany would be “a very interesting thing,” added Kabayel. “With this fight we can sell every stadium-be it the Veltins-Arena at Schalke or the Merkur-Arena in Düsseldorf. I have a huge support here and in Germany. Many Ukrainians live. Why shouldn’t Usyk want to cede before his own fan base?”
Kabayel wants to “pull into the deep water”
The heavyweight world champion of all associations, which has again been undisputed since his victory over Daniel Dubois, has announced several times to fight and then stop. As an interim champion, Kabayel is a compulsory challenger at the WBC association.
“We just have to wait and be patient,” said Kabayel about his prospects for a duel with the undefeated 38-year-old. The World Association WBO recently asked Usyk to defend its title against New Zealand Joseph Parker next.
In the room there is also a third box office hit against Fury, the Saudi Box-Mogul Turki al-Heikh would like a generation showdown between USYK and 20-year-old shooting star Moses Itauma from England.
Kabayel secretly hopes for his chance. Usyk knew “that he won’t have the biggest pay-per-view numbers against me. But he knows: ‘I go through the fire with this boy.’ He knows that I will definitely test it when we are in the ring whether he can swim.
“We’ll see you in Germany”
Kabayel was on site on July 19th in the Wembley Stadium when Usyk conquered the British Daniel Dubois in front of 90,000 fans in round five spectacular Ko Drosch and all World Cup belts.
“The boxing world has seen a strong Oleksandr Usyk. He knows exactly what it is doing, what his strengths are. But that day we also saw a very bad Daniel Dubois, we shouldn’t forget that. How can you drop your hand after every JAB and be open to a counterattack?”
If you get into the ring against Usyk, you have to “be physically and mentally in top shape,” emphasized Kabayel, who sees himself prepared for this. “I am not the biggest grandmother, the sayings pounds and tries to somehow fight through Trash Talk. I’m always about sporty, that’s very important.”
For him it would be a “huge honor” to stand with the world champion in the ring “and to see where I am in my career. I know that many people smile after the last performance of Unyk that I want to challenge him. But that’s my right. If you drive a car race, you also want to become first and are not satisfied with second place.”
According to Kabayel, he had climbed into the ring to congratulate the champion according to the London triumph to congratulate the champion. Afterwards, Usyk’s string puller Egis Klimas and his own manager Spencer Brown in the hotel lobby “philosophized about fights that take place in the future. His manager only said to me: We see each other in Germany-and laughed,” said the Ruhrpott boxer from the sewing box. So quiet hope for Usyk vs. Kabayel?
“I am ready, send me a location,” Kabayel made it clear.
Kabayel probably at the end of the year in Germany in the ring
The WBC interim master announced that he will definitely box this year again. Kabayel named late autumn or in early December as a period. His wish is a struggle in Germany, which manager Brown most recently discussed with sport.de had promised.
“An event in Germany would be just awesome for the spectators. That would be mega for me and those who support me, that would be indescribable,” said Kabayel. However, a fight against a big name is not necessarily realistic, “because these fights can be brought very hard to Germany and are very costly,” explained the heavyweight.
“Nevertheless, I have to be active because I know I’m the next one. The world associations have a rotation system. The next step is the WBO, that’s Joseph Parker and then I would be on it. So this year I have to be in the ring again. To stay inside, not to get a ring rust,” said Kabayel.
Agit Kabayel A “giant motivation for the youth”
He creates enormous motivation from the goal of becoming the first German heavyweight world champion since boxing icon Max Schmeling (1930). Even more: “I also think of the youth and that this country should be very, very grateful for what Germany gives us, what options we have here,” said Kabayel, whose parents once came to North Rhine-Westphalia from the Kurdish part of Turkey.
If he climbed the World Cup throne, “would that be a giant motivation for the youth that can be said: ‘Hey, if you pursue your goals, you can achieve great things in this country because the country supports you that you can be successful on a big way.’ That is why that would be an indescribable feeling of being a figure for the youth that shows: ‘Agit has made it, now we also have to achieve in training and great for Germany.’ “
It doesn’t matter where you come from, the man from Wattenscheid. “If you believe in yourself and say I can achieve great – then pull through!”