Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will share the ring once more this month, because the heavyweights go face to face with the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles on the road in Saudi Arabia.
The pair’s rematch comes 11 months after their preliminary conflict, which noticed Usyk comprehensively outpoint Joshua within the Briton’s personal yard, taking the belts from “AJ” at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Now Joshua, 32, will search to regain the titles for the second time in his profession as he faces the unbeaten Ukrainian in Jeddah. In 2019, Joshua misplaced the belts to Andy Ruiz Jr at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with a stoppage defeat, earlier than avenging that consequence with a choice win in opposition to the Mexican-American in Saudi Arabia on the finish of that 12 months.
Can Joshua replicate that feat by handing Usyk, 35, the primary lack of the southpaw’s skilled profession?
Here’s all it is advisable know forward of the seismic rematch.
When is it?
Usyk vs Joshua 2 will happen on the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 20 August.
Ring walks for the main-event contest are anticipated to happen at round 10.30pm BST (2.30pm PT, 4.30pm CT, 5.30pm ET).
How can I watch it?
Sky Sports Box Office would be the solely place to observe the combat within the UK and Ireland.
The pay-per-view occasion will value £26.95 within the UK and €31.95 in Ireland.
How a lot will the fighters earn?
Oleksandr Usyk (proper) was a choice winner in opposition to Anthony Joshua final 12 months
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Per the Mirror, Joshua earned £15million for his first combat with Usyk, who made £5m from that bout.
It is as but unclear how a lot every fighter will obtain for his half within the rematch, although each males are prone to earn greater than they did final time.
Joshua lately signed a £100m take care of DAZN, though the streaming service doesn’t have the rights to air the Briton’s rematch with Usyk.
Odds
Usyk – 4/9
Draw – 16/1
Joshua – 13/8
Via Betfair.
Full card
Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Anthony Joshua (heavyweight)
Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (heavyweight)
Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (light-heavyweight)
Ben Whittaker vs Petar Nosic (light-heavyweight)
Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (girls’s super-bantamweight)
Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (cruiserweight)
Andrew Tabiti vs Tyrone Spong (heavyweight)
Daniel Lapinvs Jozef Jurko (light-heavyweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre (super-lightweight)
Source: www.impartial.co.uk
