Oleksandr Usyk says he didn’t want to leave his country during this time of conflict, but was encouraged to defend his belts by his countrymen. Although unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is set to defend his world titles on August 20 when he rematches Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia, Usyk makes clear that he really had no intention to depart Ukraine during the ongoing war with Russia. Usyk still has lots of close friends in the country and says he continues to regularly communicate with them to check on their well-being. In the meanwhile, however, he’s in the midst of…