On Saturday, August 20, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and British Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) will meet in a rematch. The military of the State Border Service of Ukraine will personally support the Ukrainian in battle.

This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service..

It is noted that Usyk's team organized the arrival of 10 military men for the rematch. Alexander met the soldiers in the hospital at the beginning of the war. It was these defenders of Ukraine who persuaded him to leave the country to fight in a rematch from Joshua.

An online video broadcast of the second duel between a Ukrainian and a Brit will be available on our website.

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..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He held 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.