Usyk - Joshua: the date of the championship fight announced
Ukrainian Alexander Usik (18-0, 13 KOs) and Briton Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) will fight at the end of September this year. At stake will be three championship belts, which the Watford native owns.
Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn announced this live on his Instagram page. According to him, the fight will take place on September 25. At the same time, he did not name the venue of the show.
Comparative characteristics of Usyk and Joshua.
Joshua Usyk
the fight is to be hosted by the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London.
Boxers will compete for the belts of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Anthony Joshua.
Eddie Hearn
Recall that Anthony Joshua was originally supposed to fight with compatriot Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) for the title of undisputed world heavyweight champion. However, the Gypsy King, as Tyson is called, was ordered by a court to hold a third fight with American Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs).
Wilder and Fury will fight for the third time.
Alexander Usik
Fury's team made the decision to obey this verdict. As a result, it was announced that the fight between Fury and Wilder 3 will take place on July 24.
Joshua in training.
Deontay Wilder spoke frankly about the prospects of Alexander Usyk in the heavyweight division. In addition, Tyson Fury gave a forecast for the fight between the Ukrainian and Anthony Joshua.
Note that Usyk had previously complained that he was having problems in professional boxing due to his Ukrainian citizenship. He also compared the current situation in the division to Ukrainian politics.
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