Arguably the biggest fight of the year takes place this Saturday, when Anthony Joshua looks to avenge his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.
Having lost the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles to the Ukrainian in London last September, Joshua will take on Usyk in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this weekend in a bid to regain the belts.
It was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that “AJ” avenged the only other loss of his professional career – a stoppage defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr – three years ago, and the Briton will seek to replicate that feat here.
By outpointing Ruiz Jr in December 2019, Joshua reclaimed the gold that he lost to the Mexican-American six months prior – the belts that he would later drop to Usyk.
Here’s all you need to know ahead of the seismic rematch between Joshua and Usyk.
When is it?
Usyk vs Joshua 2 will take place at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 20 August.
Ring walks for the main-event contest are expected to take place at around 10.30pm BST (2.30pm PT, 4.30pm CT, 5.30pm ET).
How can I watch it?
Sky Sports Box Office will be the only place to watch the fight in the UK and Ireland.
The pay-per-view event will cost £26.95 in the UK and €31.95 in Ireland.
What are Joshua and Usyk’s records?
Joshua’s professional record is 24-2, with 22 of his wins having come via KO/TKO. The Briton’s two losses have come against Ruiz Jr and Usyk. Ruiz Jr stopped Joshua in the seventh round, while Usyk beat “AJ” via unanimous decision (117-112, 115-113, 116-112).
Meanwhile, Usyk is unbeaten as a professional at 19-0, with 13 of his victories having been earned via KO/TKO. Prior to dethroning Joshua as WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian reigned as the only undisputed cruiserweight champion of the four-belt era.
During their amateur careers, Joshua and Usyk both won Olympic gold medals.
Odds
Usyk – 4/9
Draw – 16/1
Joshua – 13/8
Full card
Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Anthony Joshua (heavyweight)
Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (heavyweight)
Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (light-heavyweight)
Ben Whittaker vs Petar Nosic (light-heavyweight)
Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (women’s super-bantamweight)
Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (cruiserweight)
Andrew Tabiti vs Tyrone Spong (heavyweight)
Daniel Lapin vs Jozef Jurko (light-heavyweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre (super-lightweight)
