Stanislav Stepchuk, the member of team Usyk who was headbutted by John, believes the 59-year-old targeted him because he was was repeatedly shouting Usyk's name. John gave his side of the story by telling iFL TV: "I was sat there minding my own and all I heard was 'Usyk, Usyk, Usyk' so I had to stand up for my son.
"My son is the best in the world and I want to respect him and give him the credit he deserves. When I was in amongst them, all I could hear was badness. Some little idiot come forward in my space, he got what he got and that was the end of it. If one of my team was to insult Usyk, they'd be snapped. Leave the fighting men to fight at the end of the day."
