Newsone reports that the highly-anticipated heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is finally taking place on Saturday night, August 20, 2022.
This online news platform understands that Britain’s Joshua was outclassed by Ukrainian rival Usyk in their first fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September 2021, losing his world heavyweight titles in the process.
The rematch was originally planned for May but the ongoing situation in the champion’s homeland put that on hold. Usyk travelled back to Ukraine and joined the military in defence of his nation after the Russian invasion which began in February.
The 35-year-old later received permission from his country’s sports minister to return to his training camp and gear up for the epic rematch with Joshua, 32.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO world titles are all on the line, as will the Ring Magazine strap after WBC champion Tyson Fury confirmed his retirement.
| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usyk (c) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 116 |
| Joshua | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 112 |