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Manchester Evening News
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Charlie Wilson

What time does Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 start? Expected ring-walks in UK

Anthony Joshua returns to the ring tomorrow when he'll face former opponent Oleksandr Usyk with the British heavyweight hoping to reclaim his titles and avenge his defeat.

In that bout, Joshua was simply outboxed and defeated handily by a unanimous judges decision, and will now look to regain the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year. The Ring Magazine title will also be added to that list, meaning AJ could find himself a stop closer to being the unified heavyweight world champion with a win over Usyk.

For Joshua, two losses in a row to the same opponent would be legacy defining, and knock him out of the title picture for some time - likely having to build his way back up the top with impressive wins against lower ranked fighters.

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