Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua will reportedly be free to look at in Ukraine.
Unbeaten Ukrainian Usyk outpointed Joshua in London final September, taking the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles from the Briton within the course of.
The pair will go face to face once more on 20 August, as Joshua appears to regain the belts from Usyk in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk instructed talkSPORT on Thursday that the rematch might be free to look at in Ukraine on state TV, the Megogo platform, and Usyk’s YouTube channel.
Per Krassyuk, Usyk tried to purchase the rights to air the combat in his native Ukraine, which has been underneath invasion from Russia since February, and the rights had been subsequently gifted to the southpaw by the related decision-makers in Saudi Arabia.
Usyk, 35, returned to Ukraine earlier this 12 months to help nis nation’s defence towards the continued Russian invasion, earlier than leaving to start coaching for his rematch with Joshua, 32.
Joshua’s loss to fellow Olympic gold medalist Usyk was the second defeat of “AJ”’s skilled profession, following his stoppage loss to Andy Ruiz Jr in June 2019.
Joshua avenged that defeat by outpointing the Mexican-American in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the finish of that 12 months, regaining the heavyweight titles that he later dropped to Usyk.
Source: www.impartial.co.uk