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Donagh Corby

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch will take place after midnight

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will be fighting in the early hours of Sunday morning in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Fans in the UK can expect to see Joshua and Usyk make the walk at 10.30pm British time (12.30am local time), which is about an hour-and-a-half later than the Brit's last trip to Saudi to face Andy Ruiz Jr. Back then, the fighters made their way to the ring around 9pm, which would have been 11pm local time, and as early as 1pm on the west coast of America.

But clearly Matchroom Boxing are aiming to keep audiences on both sides of the Atlantic happy this time around, as they have pushed the fight back by two hours in order to get it as late as possible in other territories. 12.30am in Jeddah is 10.30pm in the UK, which is only a few minutes later than standard time for Joshua, and 5.30pm on America's east coast or 2.30pm in the west.

Fans will have to shell out a massive £27, the most expensive price Sky have ever placed a pay-per-view at, in order to watch the world title super-fight. Meanwhile, fans in America will get the bout as part of their DAZN subscription, which is just $20, or around £17.

The card will feature 11 fights including the main event, which means they are in for a long night of action. YouTube star Rasheed Belhasa, known to fans as 'Money Kicks' will make his professional debut on the card having won two celebrity bouts in Dubai last year and been linked with an outlandish exhibition against Floyd Mayweather.

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will fight at 1am local time (Getty Images)

Do you believe that Anthony Joshua can reclaim the heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on Saturday night? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

The card will also feature some major names, including Ramla Ali in a history-making women's bout, a world heavyweight title eliminator between Filip Hrgovic and Zhilei Zhang and Callum Smith's return against Mathieu Bauderlique. Also involved is former world champion Badou Jack, facing Richard Rivera in his latest Middle Eastern outing.

Usyk entered the first fight between he and Joshua as a sizeable underdog, but has flipped the odds entirely to enter as a 1/2 favourite this time around. The Brit is priced at 13/8 to reclaim the belts for a third time in his return to Saudi Arabia, where he dethroned Ruiz Jr in his last outing.

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