Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2 confirmed for August
The highly anticipated heavyweight rematch is officially on!
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will host the mega fight which will be for the IBF, WBO and WBA World heavyweight titles with Tyson Fury potentially awaiting the winner.
Usyk dethroned Anthony Joshua in September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in a controlling 12 round unanimous decision.
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The fight was originally being targeted for June but due to the war torubles in Ukraine where Usyk was serving his country, the fight had to be moved several times.
A venue hasn't been confirmed yet for the bout in Saudi Arabia. Last time 'AJ' fought in the middle east it was in a purpose built arena in Diriyah. George Groves and Callum Smith took to Saudi Arabia in 2018 at the King Abdullah Sports City Indoor Arena.
Anthony Joshua recently signed a broadcast deal for all his fights to be shown live and exclusive on DAZN and the rematch with Uysk will launch the DAZN PPV platform in the UK. The price is unknown at this moment but further details will be announced in due course.
The current WBC World Champion Tyson Fury, recently stated it would take 500 million to lure him out of retirement to face the winner for an undisputed clash. If Anthony Joshua was to beat Usyk, a fight between him and Fury would go down as one of the biggest Heavyweight fights of all time.
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