YouTube star Money Kicks will make his professional debut on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's second meeting with Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua will meet heavyweight rival Usyk for a second time at the Jeddah Super Dome on August 20 in Saudi Arabia. He will be looking to regain his unified world titles having lost to the Ukrainian last September, with a meeting against Tyson Fury looming for the winner.
The undercard has been announced for the clash in the Middle East with the likes of Callum Smith and Filip Hrgovic featuring before the night's headline act. Now content creator Money Kicks - real name Reshad Belhasa - will make his professional debut on the card when he takes on Kyle Paevie.
Belhasa announced the news on Instagram with a fight poster, and the caption: "Finally announcing my professional debut on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Extremely proud to be featuring on Joshua v Usyk card. Put in months of hard work and hope to make my country proud and fly the flag high for all the Emiratis & Arabs around the world. Big thanks to my team and everyone involved! It's go time."
The fight will take part as a preliminary fight to the undercard, which will likely be available before the pay-per-view section of the card gets underway. Belhasa rose to fame in his YouTube career, which he began back in 2013, which has seen him amass a subscriber base of over three million.
He elected to make a start to his boxing career when he befriended the likes of Anthony Joshua and Floyd Mayweather while working as a social media star in Dubai. He currently holds an amateur boxing record of two victories with no losses, having fought in the main event on two white-collar Social Gloves cards in Dubai.
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He outpointed Anas Elshayib in his first ring appearance last July before recording his maiden stoppage over Ajmal Khan on the second card months later. Belhasa then began talks with boxing legend Mayweather over an exhibition atop a Helipad at the Burj Al Arab Hotel early this year.
However the fight collapsed despite advanced talks, with Mayweather's former sparring partner Don Moore selected as a replacement opponent. Belhasa's first professional boxing appearance will come against Paevie who has a record of three losses as a professional.
Joshua will be focused on getting his revenge later this month, having been handed his second career defeat by Usyk last year. The British heavyweight was criticised for his tactical approach to the contest, which has seen him replace long-term coach Rob McCracken with Angel Fernandez and experienced trainer Robert Garcia.
