I will move up to heavyweight and show them all how good I am.
I like Britain because that is where boxing was born.
I do think Briedis will be the toughest opponent I have faced in my professional career. He is 23-0, he's a cruiserweight, and he can punch, and that makes anyone dangerous.
This is what respect means: when you support your favourite without badmouthing his opponent. This is respect, and it's a common thing. It doesn't matter what country or city you represent.
If you are an educated man, you respect your opponent, his team, and all those people around; then you are truly a human being.
What I do and what I love, I don't betray that. Sometimes people say you have to tolerate it. No, you have to do what you think necessary, what your heart tells you, and go where the Almighty leads you.
I don't want my fans to shout any insults at my opponent.
Some people think a boxer is a gloomy guy with this heavy brow who always has to be serious. But why can't you laugh a bit, make a joke?
We need to put goals in front of us and move towards them.
In the beginning, somebody told me there was a record in the cruiserweight division where Evander Holyfield became the champion. I thought about that, and I told my team, 'Let's make our own history, our own record, to beat Holyfield's record.'
There are two different kinds of spectacular fighters. One is a subtle counter puncher who shows the work like chess. It's kind of an art, sports art. The other kind is when a guy has blood on all his body. That's a second kind of spectacular fighter, and people enjoy both. Both kind of fighters need to be respected.
I'd love to fight any of the titleholders, any time, any place.
I do not care where I fight.
Briedis is a good fighter, but the only thing he has that I want is his belt.
I like the color green, and the WBC belt is green, so I can't wait to get that belt.
I have nothing bad to say about Briedis. His style is a bit boring, but I respect him. Briedis is a world champion, so he has to be good.
I'm very excited to fight for the first time in the United States and on HBO.
It doesn't matter which city, which country my opponent is from - and I am not worried about fighting in Moscow.
I'm very happy to fight on the same card with Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Gvozdyk. This is something we've been talking about since we were amateurs - to have three members of the 2012 Ukrainian Olympic team in the same event.
I want to relax and spend time with my family.
