Don’t expect Oleksandr Usyk to get into the ring with Jake Paul any time soon, P4
This Article has beenPublished 8:04 PM EDT, June 1, 2026
Updated May 15, 2026
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According to the British Psychological Society, cognitive training is about treating the brain like a muscle and regularly exercising it via methods such as games or problem solving.
Usyk says it speeds up his decision-making in the ring.
“Boxing is not chess — you have to think quickly in there,” he says.
He has taken a role as chief discipline officer for language learning app Promova, which he says he incorporates into his training regime.
“For example, someone says a word to me in Ukrainian and I have to answer in English, or he says something in English and I have to translate it. All of this keeps intensifying, and your head feels like it’s exploding,” he said.
With all that brain training, getting into the ring is almost a relief.
“In the ring, when I’m boxing, for me, that’s where I’m really ecstatic,” Usyk said. “I don’t like training. I don’t like doing this incredible work every single day. But I know it will simply help me perform better in the ring.”
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