The highly-anticipated heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is finally taking place on Saturday night, August 20, 2022.
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.
The WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO world titles will all be on the line, as will the Ring Magazine strap after WBC champion Tyson Fury confirmed his retirement.
This fight is being billed as ‘The Rage on the Red Sea’ .
It will be held in the indoor arena at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is two hours ahead of the United Kingdom.
The extended undercard is set to begin from 3.30pm UK time, with a number of preliminary bouts for those in attendance before radio and TV coverage begins.
The main event ring walks are expected at around 10pm-10.30pm with promoters Matchroom confirming the first bell is set to sound at 10:54pm in the UK, which is gone midnight local time.
