10 Things Boxing Champion Dmitry Bivol Can't Live Without

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There are a few things undisputed lightweight champion of the world Dmitry Bivol can't live without. From his training gear and a spike mat to some supplements and a book, here are the boxer's essentials.

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00:00 You know, I'm not thinking about to have a fight against Canelo.

00:03 I'm thinking about to have a fight for another belt.

00:06 I beat him once and I like my position.

00:09 I'm a winner now.

00:10 Why I have to want to fight him again?

00:14 What's up, GQ?

00:19 I'm Dmitry Bevel and this is my 10 essentials.

00:29 This is my training stuff.

00:31 Usually, even if I have 3-4 days trip,

00:35 I try to take with me my shoes and my clothes for running.

00:39 I don't usually take my gloves if I have a short trip,

00:43 but sometimes if I have a short trip and my coach with me,

00:48 I could use my gloves.

00:50 But shoes and stuff for running I take.

00:52 I like to make my body sweat, you know.

00:55 It's kind of a praying for me when I go to the gym and I run.

00:59 Even just 30 minutes I have training and I feel myself much better.

01:03 I feel my mind more clean.

01:05 If it's possible to run outside, of course I prefer to run outside.

01:09 I like it more because I could see the area where I am.

01:13 This is one of my watches.

01:15 I don't like accessories at all.

01:20 I like only watches.

01:21 I never use some bracelets, rings.

01:24 Only watch on my body.

01:26 I like watches.

01:27 The only accessories you like are watches, jammies, and belts.

01:31 Yeah, belts of course.

01:34 I don't have a big collection.

01:35 I have maybe 4-5 watches.

01:37 This is Hublot.

01:38 I don't have favorite watches, you know.

01:42 They are different.

01:43 It depends how I'm wearing.

01:46 This is my hair wax.

01:49 I use it.

01:50 Why?

01:50 Because I have a short haircut.

01:53 Just 7 days and my haircut is ruined.

01:57 I don't make a new one.

01:59 I just use my hair wax.

02:02 It makes me a little bit more fresh or better.

02:08 I don't like spray.

02:09 I don't like gel.

02:10 I like this one.

02:12 It's like bubble gum, I think.

02:14 The texture, you know.

02:16 Do you style your hair before a fight?

02:18 Before a fight?

02:19 Before a fight, I don't care about my haircut, to be honest.

02:23 I have vitamin C and I have melatonin.

02:29 I'm taking vitamin C, you know.

02:31 Sometimes it's just multivitamins or another supplement.

02:35 Melatonin is the tablet which I use a lot.

02:38 I travel a lot and time is different.

02:41 Just an example.

02:42 I came here yesterday from Dubai to get sleep.

02:47 Of course, I took melatonin.

02:49 It's important to feel healthy.

02:52 It's important to feel that you slept enough,

02:55 that you ate the right food, that you're recovering enough.

03:00 Because if you're not recovering,

03:02 your next day will be terrible.

03:04 I like to use this mat.

03:08 I think we could put it in the same category

03:10 with the vitamin C and the melatonin.

03:13 It makes my body more relaxed before sleep.

03:17 I just use it low back to my mind, you know.

03:21 Of course, it hurts in the beginning.

03:23 If you are not relaxed and you try to lay on this mat,

03:27 it's hurting you.

03:28 You relax your muscles, your body, and it will not hurt you.

03:32 This one is kind of the highest level.

03:35 This is the sharpest one with the metal needles.

03:38 You know, it's like a drug.

03:40 The plastic dosage doesn't make me high anymore.

03:44 I need to use the metal one.

03:47 Okay, this is my pen.

03:51 Usually, I try to have my pen with me

03:54 because sometimes you are flying somewhere

03:57 and you need to add some information.

04:00 I have my pen, my own pen.

04:02 This is my power bank.

04:05 I bought it and I like it

04:07 because I don't need to use a cable.

04:09 It's magnetic.

04:10 And of course, my AirPods.

04:12 I like to listen to music when I'm flying,

04:15 when I'm running,

04:16 if there's noise somewhere, I just use it.

04:18 My favorite music is the music of the 80s, to be honest.

04:22 It reminds me of my childhood.

04:24 We have, maybe you don't know these bands,

04:27 but on the East, they are famous.

04:29 It's Modern Talking, Bonnie M.

04:32 Maybe you've heard about them, but no.

04:35 This is my eye drops.

04:37 Usually, I wear it with me

04:39 because sometimes I tell you about I'm traveling,

04:42 I didn't sleep enough on the plane.

04:45 When you travel a lot, my eyes get red

04:48 and this helps me to make it more white.

04:51 Simple, you know.

04:53 This is my book, which I start reading.

04:58 Usually, when I go somewhere,

05:00 I should have something to read.

05:02 This is my new book.

05:03 Usually, I'm reading from the phone.

05:05 Sometimes, I just like to read novels.

05:08 This time, I just want to read some psychology.

05:13 It's about being egoistic, you know.

05:16 To think about yourself

05:18 and to think about the time when you are now.

05:22 Don't grab for your past

05:25 and don't think too much about your future.

05:29 Try to enjoy the moment when you are staying now.

05:33 This book teaches these things.

05:36 And of course, in my boxing trips,

05:38 I think this is the main important thing.

05:40 It's my team.

05:41 This is my manager.

05:43 His name is Vadim.

05:44 Hello, Vadim.

05:46 A couple of years ago,

05:50 Vadim was my translator

05:52 because I didn't know English well.

05:54 He's our brain,

05:56 the brain of our team.

05:58 How we should move,

05:59 what about our plan,

06:01 our plans, what about our fights.

06:03 All questions to Vadim.

06:05 And then, he will think about it.

06:07 He will...

06:08 Not answer directly.

06:10 Thank you, GQ, for checking my essentials.

06:14 See you next time.

06:15 Bye.

06:16 (upbeat music)

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