So, the 45-year-old athlete still preferred the Ukrainian.

Senchenko spoke about this in an interview with the YouTube channel "

" And in general, my prediction is that this fight will not last all 12 rounds.. I believe that it will end with an early victory of one of the boxers. Usyk weight gain? It's hard for me to judge. I'm not on the team and I don't follow such nuances.. The fight will show, let's see if he scored right or wrong.

With a new coach, you can change the picture of the fight, the tactical plan for the fight. It's hard to say what to do Joshua. Probably be more aggressive in the fight, don't let the southpaw work as the first number, fight in an attacking style, go to the exchange.

If Joshua takes the risk, there's a chance he could hit. But there's a possibility that he might miss. If he takes the risk, he can escalate the fight and have a puncher chance.. If he doesn't take the risk, he loses the fight. Joshua won't get out technically, Usyk beats him. Then there will be no chance Joshua. I don't see Joshua winning,"

The second fight 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 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 knockout) 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.

Earlier, TSN Prosport said that Senchenko criticized Vasily Lomachenko because of his silence about the war.