So, the 32-year-old Briton expressed respect to Usyk and called it a shame that ordinary people suffer the most from the war..

Josh's word quoted by DailyMail.

" I don't know how I would deal with it, but I know that it would be difficult. I have never lived in such a conflict, so I don't know what consequences this may have for me I respect what he did 100%, this is his home - he must protect it.

Such a shame that civilians suffer the most during a war.. Usyk was just trying to protect his people, because I respect him. I think I would do the same, not as a boxer or a warrior, but as an ordinary person.

We were looking for suitable dates for Alexander and his team. I felt that it was important for him to be ready and not to force a fight on him.. He wanted to protect the belts. I wanted us to work together on this issue.. Thus we showed our condolences to him and his country. I feel like it worked out well for everyone in the long run,"

Now Sasha is preparing for a rematch with the British - Anthony Joshua.

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.