So, the host of boxing shows decided to switch to the Ukrainian language in order to express his support for Ukraine and the boxer himself..

Note that before that, the ring announcer in English listed all the achievements of Usyk.

" His professional record is 19 fights, 19 wins, 13 knockouts.. He proudly fights and represents his home - Kyiv, Ukraine. Meet the 22nd Olympic champion, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,"

But after that, he invited Alexander to the ring in Ukrainian.

\! Congratulations! Oleksandr Usyk!

Diamante himself, after the event, reposted this episode in stories on his page on the social network Instagram.

We add that David, who at the end of 2021 got into a terrible accident, has repeatedly worked in the battles of Oleksandr Usyk. In particular, it was he who was the host of the official weigh-in ceremony before the fight between the Ukrainian and Derek Chisora.. Diamante also announced the verdict of the judges in the battle between Usyk and the Russian Murat Gassiev in the final of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), when Sasha became the absolute world champion in cruiserweight.

The second battle between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.. In June, the official announcement of revenge between the Ukrainian and the British took place.

Recall that on the night of September 26, 2021, Usyk defeated Joshua in London. by unanimous decision - 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113, and won the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles. After that, the Briton activated the option of revenge, prescribed in the contract for the first fight..

So in the rematch, all the titles that the Ukrainian took away from the Brit last year will be at stake..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He spent three of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

32-year-old Joshua has 24 wins (22 by KO) and two losses.. For the first time, AJ lost in June 2019 to Andy Ruiz, but in December of the same year he defeated the Mexican in a rematch and regained his titles.

Previously, TSN Prosport talked about what you need to know about the rematch between Usyk and Joshua.