Sometimes it's boring because it takes time, but it's enjoyable. So beating up people for a living is really fun.

After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.

I don't like to get hit, who likes it? I probably wouldn't do this sport if I was getting hit that much.

Defeat will help you. I've been there and done that. I shook it off and came back stronger. It's nothing to be scared about.

Criticism is a great motivation. Failure is not an option to me.

You can take your fitness seriously, but not yourself. That's the most difficult part: not to relax. That's the most difficult challenge I'm facing every fight.

My goal is not getting hit and to knock the other guy out. Some people might complain because they want to see boxers beat up on each other, but you cannot last long in professional boxing if you take a lot of punches.