Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will face off in their highly-anticipated rematch this weekend as AJ seeks revenge.
Joshua lost his world heavyweight titles in dramatic fashion last September, being outclassed by Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
After several delays, the heavyweight stars are now ready to do battle again and Joshua will be looking to salvage his career in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua recovered from his first career loss to Andy Ruiz Jr by putting on a show in their rematch in June 2019.
But Usyk is a whole different beast and AJ will have to be at his very best to reclaim his crown.
Joshua vs Usyk 2: How to watch
- The indoor arena at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will host the heavyweight title bouton Saturday, August 20
- Undercard action to begin from 3pm with main event set for 10:54pm
- Ring walks are expected at 10:30pm UK time
- The fight will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office with their broadcast starting from 6pm
- It will cost £26.95, with the full undercard and main event shown
- Sky Sports Box Office is also available on BT TV – tune to channel 496 or by searching for the event in the BT Player
Joshua vs Usyk 2: talkSPORT coverage
talkSPORT will broadcast the highly-anticipated rematch exclusively live and free to air from Saudi Arabia.
Our team will be made up by Fight Night presenters Adam Catterall and Gareth A Davies, commentator Andy Clarke, sports broadcaster Ade Oladipo and former bantamweight boxer Spencer Oliver.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Joshua vs Usyk 2: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk – for WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles (12 rounds)
- Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang – final eliminator for IBF heavyweight world title (12 rounds)
- Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique – final eliminator for WBC super-middleweight world title (12 rounds)
- Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera – cruiserweight contest (10 rounds)
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre – super-lightweight contest (4 rounds)
- Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova – super-bantamweight contest (8 rounds)
- Andrew Tabiti vs James Wilson – heavyweight contest (8 rounds)
- Ben Whittaker vs Peter Nosic – light-heavyweight contest (6 rounds)
- Daniel Lapin vs Jozef Jurko – heavyweight contest (8 rounds)
- Bader Alsamreen vs Fuad Tarverdi – super-lightweight contest (6 rounds)
- MoneyKicks vs Traycho Georgiev – welterweight contest (4 rounds)
Joshua vs Usyk 2: What has been said?
Derek Chisora has backed Joshua to get revenge on Usyk, saying the Brit is ‘guaranteed’ to win via knockout.
Chisora told talkSPORT: “From what I saw from AJ, the way he was chucking his shots from the new coach, with the whole team he’s set around for his new fight, I can guarantee that AJ will be winning via knockout.”
talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan believes Joshua will have a ‘really good opportunity’ to win his upcoming rematch with Usyk if he can roll back the years with his approach.
He said: “I think it probably represents the most fascinating fight that we’ve seen for some time.
“Because we need to see Anthony Joshua do something markedly different this time round.
“Otherwise we’re looking at the potential end of his mainstream career.
“I think it’s fascinating, I think it’s far bigger than Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whytein terms of scale, reach and interest.
“This is a fascinating fight. The question is – can Anthony Joshua do something that most people think he can’t?”
Jordan continued: “Usyk hasn’t fought the Anthony Joshua that once existed.
“Whether that Anthony Joshua can exist again, whether the Anthony Joshua that got knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko – and I think has been slightly gun-shy since then – is ever gonna manifest himself again is the big question.
“If he does, then he has a really good opportunity to beat Usyk because the same dynamics apply.
“Everybody sat here and said this time last year, ‘Joshua will knock him out. He’s too big, he’s too strong.’
“And nobody legislated for the fact that Anthony Joshua would do the opposite of what anybody with any sense would do – try and box Usyk at his own game.
“I feel despite my protestations about Anthony being a flat-track bully, and despite the fact that I don’t think he is anywhere near the level of Tyson Fury, I’ve got a sneaking feeling there’s gonna be a big surprise in this fight.”
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