Via Jake Tiernan: Anthony Joshua vs. rematch. Oleksandr Usyk 2 is slated to take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ESPN is reporting that the Joshua-Usyk II bout is now over, and we’re still waiting for an official word from Eddie Hearn and his Matchroom Boxing company about the final.
This is the match that boxing fans have been waiting for since the two fought last September in London, a match that Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) won by unanimous decision 12 rounds. expected to tear down IBF, WBA & WBO. Superstar AJ’s Heavyweight Belt.
This is a great opportunity for Joshua to regain three lost titles and to show that he is still the number 1 heavyweight on the planet after nine years of playing professionally.
If Joshua can beat Usyk, WBC champion Tyson Fury is expected to leave the tournament to face him for the undisputed championship.
With 6’9″ Fury already amazingly rich, he needs the motivation to fight Joshua to get him back in the ring as he’s not excited at the thought of fighting Usyk unless they pay him. him a ridiculous amount for the contest.
Fury mentioned wanting $500 million for a fight with Usyk, and while he’s clearly trolling, what he says suggests that he’s not as eager to fight him as he would be for a fight. better paying match with Joshua.
Usyk appeared to have Joshua’s number last September, knocking him out with ease with a 12-round unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium in London, England.
The umpires scored the last match as 117-112, 115-113 and 116-112, but it seemed far more decisive than that for Usyk.
“The heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua is now set for August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN on Thursday,” said Mike Coppinger.
Joshua. with. Usyk II will be shown on DAZN PPV, which won’t leave boxing fans satisfied paying to see it. They’ll pay because it’s going to be a big fight with a big split.
If Usyk wins, it will be interesting to see if Fury decides to retire to fight him.
“No, because I heard that DAZN doesn’t just want to sign up, they want pay per view and Anthony Joshua is the most logical target to aim for if you’re a platform that wants to generate money-per-view. views,” Adam Booth told Second when asked if he was surprised Anthony Joshua signed with DAZN.
“If you also sign Tyson Fury, you broke your first pay-per-view event. I don’t think so,” Booth said when asked if it would be harder to do the Joshua-Fury bout now that Joshua has switched lives from Sky to DAZN.
“Tyson is quite flexible and in control of everything he does and what happens in his career, whether he decides to rematch or not. So no, I don’t think so. I think money will do the talking,” Booth said.
