Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk finally went head-to-head this afternoon after almost a year of negotiations for their world title rematch.
Usyk relieved Joshua of his unified heavyweight belts for the second time in the Brit's career back in September, taking a comfortable decision victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. But he was forced into accepting an immediate rematch due to a contractual clause, which has finally been set for August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
There were plans for the pair to meet earlier in the year, but things were complicated when Usyk's home country of Ukraine was ravaged by Russia's invasion. And he was unable to leave for months while he fought on the front lines before eventually jetting out to prepare for the world title rematch.
