OLEKSANDRUSYK received a warm welcome when he returned home to Ukraine. He will now settle down with his family.
After a 12-round clinic against Anthony Joshua, the southpaw star returned home as the new unified Heavyweight Champion.
Oleksandr Usyk returns to Ukraine
Fans and reporters throng Usyk (34), as he stopped for autographs and took pictures.
Despite all the fuss, Usyk was focused on his family: Yekaterina, Kyrylo, Mykhailo, and Yelizaveta.
He stated, "I just want life." I want my children to go to school, I want my husband to see me more, and I want to plant trees, water my apple trees, and take my kids to school.
"I spent three years in training camp. I wish I could spend more quality time with my wife."
"I just want life to be good. I don't care about what critics think." There will always be critics. I know what I'm doing.
"If I am running I don't stop until I stop. Swimming is a sport that I don't stop until I almost drown.
"I work very hard so it doesn't matter what other people think or say about me."
Joshua, 31 years old, has already indicated that he will exercise his right for an immediate rematch.
After a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr., 32, he did it in 2019. He then traveled to Saudi Arabia six month later to regain his belts.
This time, revenge will not be easy so Usyk called to schedule a rematch in front Dynamo Kyiv's 70,000-seater home.
He stated that he would love to see the rematch at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Joshua, said that Joshua's meeting with destiny will likely be at home in front AJ's British followers.
Hearn stated that "We will cooperate to maximize (the income), Ukraine seems very unlikely."
"I believe it will be international, or the UK. I would imagine it would be in Britain."
