Eddie Hearn claims he is signing the fight contract to confirm finally Anthony Joshua ’s world heavyweight title rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Hearn has been trying to nail down a date and venue for the fight for months and says it will definitely happen on August 13 or 20. The Matchroom chief also confirmed it will be staged in the Middle East with Jeddah’s new Superdome in Saudi Arabia expected to be announced as the venue. The Superdome only opened 12 months ago and has a capacity of 35,000.
Hearn wants at least two months to promote the rematch globally once all parties have confirmed it and says an international media tour could begin on June 20.