Oleksandr Usyk: During media appearances ahead

Oleksandr Usyk - During media appearances ahead of his press conference with Anthony Joshua today, Oleksandr

Usyk donned a Ukraine-style t-shirt with the phrase "colours of freedom" inscribed on it. Usyk met Joshua this

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afternoon in Saudi Arabia, ahead of their rematch on August 20 in the Jeddah Super Dome. Last September

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in London, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion outpointed Joshua to capture his heavyweight

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titles. Since the bout, the two have been expected to face in a rematch, although Usyk's boxing career has

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been jeopardised due to a Russian invasion in his home nation. Usyk watched soldiers shooting at his house

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and his neighbours being pulled from their homes while fighting on the frontlines against Russian attacks. Despite

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rumours that Usyk was in talks to fight Tyson Fury in an undisputed bout, Usyk eventually consented to fight

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again after his time on the front lines, and a rematch with Joshua was announced. Usyk remarked today at a news

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conference in Jeddah, "As we all know, we are not in the best of circumstances back at home right now, but we are doing

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