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Joshua vs Parker: Tony Bellew addresses David Price defeat

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Tony Bellew said he is heartbroken for David Price

Watch this video as Tony Bellew explained his feelings after seeing close friend David Price lose to Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night.

"I'm a little bit heartbroken, to be honest," Bellew said after Price was knocked out in five rounds by Povetkin.

"He just couldn't find the punch to get the fight over with.

[Price] just couldn't find the punch to get the fight over with.
Tony Bellew

"He hurt [Povetkin] really bad but couldn't find the punch to get the fight over with, at the start of the [next] round.

"I give him so much credit. Against all the odds, nobody gave him a chance, there were so many things that were against him.

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"I just wish it was different. David is a brilliant fighter, a brilliant man - there is more to life than boxing."

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Price suffered a brutal knock out blow by Alexander Povetkin, meaning the Russian remains the mandatory challenger to Anthony Joshua's WBA heavyweight title

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