The Ukrainian boxer asked his team to arrange a flight to Saudi Arabia for ten Ukrainian soldiers whom he met in the hospital.

It should be noted that it was these guys from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were desperately fighting against the Russian invaders, who persuaded Oleksandr to leave Ukraine in order to fight in a rematch with Joshua. So, recently a video appeared on the Web with a visit to Usyk by these guys in a hospital, which happened in March in the Lviv region. Usyk doubted whether to leave Ukraine for a boxing match under the conditions of the Russian invasion. The military convinced the boxer to prepare for the fight with Joshua. As a result, according to the promoter of the Ukrainian Oleksandr Krasyuk, it was the meeting with the Ukrainian defenders that became decisive in Usyk's decision to leave the country for the fight. APU fighters convinced the boxer to return to the ring to bring victory to the country on the sports front.

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, as well as the belt of The Ring magazine, 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..

Joshua, 32, has 24 wins (22 by KO) and two losses on his track record.. 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.

We add that before leaving abroad, Usyk was in the territorial defense of the Kyiv region, and the invaders seized his house in Vorzel. In addition, Usyk bought the rights to broadcast the rematch with Joshua for Ukrainians so that they could watch this battle for free..