World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has explained why he bought a fake $100 watch despite having millions in his bank account.
Usyk, who has made tens of millions in his boxing career to date, revealed this in a funny video recently which saw him stopped for a ‘fit check’.
This genre of video has picked up traction on short-form platforms such as TikTok in recent years.
The format sees a random stranger or celebrity stopped in the street and asked to give the full details and prices of the outfit they’re currently wearing.
While it’s normally a contest to see who is wearing the most expensive attire, Usyk offered a fresh perspective in his video.
The multi-millionaire explained that the Rolex watch he was wearing was in fact fake.
Usyk displaying his fake wrist watch
He went on to explain that, as he is known to be rich, he expected nobody would ever guess his watch only cost $100.
“It is a Chinese rolex,” he revealed (via talkSPORT).
“I was in Turkey for training and saw guys selling Rolexes on the beach.
“I thought that if I bought one, no-one would guess it was a fake. So I bought it for $100.”
Usyk recently defeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia.
It is the Ukrainian’s second win against the former world heavyweight champion.
