After the fight, Oleksandr plans to return to Ukraine
Unified WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk told how he is preparing for a rematch with Anthony Joshua against the backdrop of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Every day I was there [в Украине]. I prayed and asked, ‘Please, God, don’t let anyone kill me. Please don’t let anyone shoot me. And please don’t make me shoot anyone,'” Usyk said.
“I really did not want to leave our country. I didn’t want to leave our city. One day I went to the hospital where the wounded soldiers were being rehabilitated and they asked me to go fight. [с Джошуа]to fight for the country. They said that if I go to fight, I will help Ukraine more than if I fight here.”
“My family is not in Ukraine, but many of my close friends are still there. I am in touch with them every day. I ask them because it is very important to me how they feel. Are they in a safe place? I want to live there and immediately after the fight I will return to Ukraine.”
“My kids ask me, ‘Daddy, why do they want to kill us?’ And I don’t know what to tell them.”
The second fight between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia. The fight will be broadcast live on the DAZN streaming platform.
Last fall, Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision to become world heavyweight champion for the first time.
Source: Sportarena
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