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 outcome with a choice win towards the Mexican-American in Saudi Arabia on the finish of that yr.
Can Joshua replicate that feat by handing Usyk, 35, the primary lack of the southpaw’s skilled profession?
Here’s all you must 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 9pm BST (1pm PT, 3m CT, 4pm ET).
How can I watch it?
Sky Sports Box Office would be the solely place to observe the struggle within the UK and Ireland.
The pay-per-view occasion will price £26.95 within the UK and €31.95 in Ireland.
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)
Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (ladies’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.unbiased.co.uk