WBO junior middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk: Lukas Konecny impressed me with his strength and courage. I wouldn't have thought that the fight would go the distance. The fight was postponed twice so maybe I wasn't in good form.

Dzinziruk's trainer Michael Timm: "We knew that Lukas is a great fighter. He had his heart in both hands. But that wasn't enough when "The Technician" asserted himself. "

Challenger Lukas Konecny: "I'm satisfied with my performance, but not with the decision. I see myself as the winner. I won eight rounds."

Konecny's trainer Dirk Dzemski: "This was a bad decision. Count the punches. Lukas surprised everybody. Nobody expected him to be so strong. This fight calls for a rematch."

Konecny's promoter Ulf Steinforth: "To me, Dzinziruk isn't only the WBO world champion, but he is the best boxer in his weight class. We surprised him. Many have underestimated Lukas. He showed that he is a great boxer. To me he won quite clearly. We may have already seen the fight of the year