The revenge of the British and Ukrainian will take place in August
Frank Warrenpromoter Daniel Duboisreported that the winner of the second fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will have to defend the WBA title in a duel with his ward.
Last Sunday, Dubois defeated Trevor Bryan by TKO and became the new owner of the WBA (Regular) championship belt.
“Beating Brian gives Dubois a chance [на чемпионский бой]when this whole heavyweight affair with Joshua, Usyk and all the rest is resolved. The winner of the Joshua-Usyk fight will also be the WBA champion, and he will have to defend the title from Dubois, ”Warren said.
The second fight between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 13 or 20 in Saudi Arabia. The date of the fight should be announced in the coming days.
Last fall, Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight championship belts.
Source: Sportarena
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