Anthony Joshua is aiming to become a a three-time heavyweight champion of the world this evening as he goes head to head with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
In the last fight, the Ukrainian schooled AJ, beating him by unanimous decision over 12 rounds in London.
Joshua has since made wholesale changes to his team in the hope of avenging his loss, bringing in Robert Garcia and Angel Fernandez in the place of Rob McCkracken, who came under fire for his tactics in the last bout.
A win for Usyk would reaffirm his spot at the top of the ‘pound for pound’ rankings as well as putting him amongst the elite heavyweights in the sport, having only moved up from cruiserweight in 2019.
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Due to the so-called ‘retirement’ of Fury, the Ring Magazine title will also be on the line, as well as the IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles, which were previously held by Joshua before his defeat to Usyk.
Here’s everything you need to know about Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua vs Usyk 2 live stream and TV channel
Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Box Office for a pay-per-view price of £26.95.
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The bout can also be streamed on Sky Go
The event will start at 6pm with a whole host of fighters on the undercard, including Filip Hrgovic, Callum Smith and young light heavyweight prospect Ben Whittaker.
The fight will be streamed live on DAZN for viewers from the USA and 190+ territories worldwide.
Joshua vs Usyk 2 start time:
With the fight taking place in Saudi Arabia, the same place Joshua avenged his defeat to Andy Ruiz, ring walks are not scheduled until 10:30pm BST, which is 12:30am in Saudi Arabia.
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The fight will take place in the Jeddah Super Dome, which holds up to 40,000 people.
Joshua vs Usyk fight card:
- Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk
- Filip Hrgovic Vs Zhilei Zhang
- Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique
- Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera
- Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova
- Andrew Tabiti vs James Wilson
- Daniel Lapin vs Jozef Jurko
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre
- Ben Whittaker vs Petar Nosic
- Bader Samreen vs Fuad Tarverdi
- Rasheed Belhasa vs Traycho Georgiev
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Topics: Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, Boxing
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