The fight will take place in Saudi Arabia.
The second fight between the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk against the British Anthony Joshua will officially take place on August 20 in Saudi Jeddah. The Ukrainian and the Briton will fight for the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight title.
The rematch was originally scheduled to take place on July 23. The winner can fight Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title.
Earlier it became known that Joshua ended his partnership with Sky Sports and entered into a long-term agreement with the DAZN streaming service.
Recall that after the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Alexander Usik joined the ranks of the defense, but later left Ukraine in order to prepare for revenge against the British.
Last fall, Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight championship belts.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 👀 @usykaa & @anthonyjoshua run it back Aug 20 for the unified World Heavyweight Championship 👑 #UsykJoshua2 #RageOnTheRedSea pic.twitter.com/kPeqISFRzn
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 19, 2022
Source: Sportarena
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