Oleksandr Usyk wore a Ukraine-styled t-shirt with the words "colours of freedom" written on it during media appearances ahead of his press conference with Anthony Joshua today.
Usyk came face-to-face with Joshua in Saudi Arabia this afternoon ahead of their rematch on August 20 at the Jeddah Super Dome. The former undisputed cruiserweight king outpointed Joshua to win his heavyweight belts last September in London.
The pair were expected to meet in a rematch ever since the fight, but a Russian invasion in Usyk's home country put his boxing future in jeopardy. Whilst fighting on the frontline against Russian attacks, Usyk experienced soldiers shooting at his house and saw his neighbours being dragged from their homes.
