Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua: Preview, Where to watch, and Betting odds

Aleksandr Usyk, the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion, will take on former two-time titleholder Anthony Joshua of Britain in a heavyweight championship rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 20, 2022. The fighters will go toe-to-toe in the Middle East in a mandatory rematch after the former Cruiserweight champion, Usyk, stunned Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, to take the titles last September following a dominant performance. Joshua, who has previously lost and regained the titles against Anthony Ruiz Jr., will be hoping to repeat his trick again.

Location: Jeddah Superdome, Saudi Arabia

Date: 21.08.2022, 00:00

Where to watch: DAZN

Usyk outclassed and outpunched Anthony Joshua to secure a unanimous decision victory and win the titles last year. A world championship and Olympic gold medalist as an amateur, Usyk became one of only three boxers to unify the Cruiserweight world titles and become world Heavyweight champion. The southpaw is currently ranked the world’s second best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring. At the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Usyk traveled to Ukraine and joined the country’s Territorial Defense Forces.

He looks a lot bigger. I mean he was telling me that he’s put on an extra 15 kilos since he last fought AJ. So, we’re going to see how much strength he’s going to be having. He looks a full-on natural heavyweight. He is big and looks very strong. He nowhere near looked like a cruiserweight. He looked like a nice full-blown-up heavyweight.

Amir Khan (former world champion)

• Age: 35
• Height: 6’ 3”
• Reach: 78”
• Total fights: 19
• Record:19-0-0

Two-time former unified Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has twice held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles between 2016 and 2021. He was also a gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and won Silver at the 2011 World championships. Joshua turned professional in 2014. in 2015 he became British and Commonwealth champion, and a year later, he defeated Charles Martin to win the IBF Heavyweight championship title.

In the first fight against Usyk, Joshua weighed 17st 21lb but was drawn into a boxing contest with the lighter Cruiserweight, who outpointed him on the Judges’ cards. Immediately after he lost the fight in his backyard in London, he activated the rematch clause. Joshua has 22 knockouts from 24 fights.

• Age: 32
• Height: 6’ 6”
• Reach: 82”
• Total fights: 26
• Record: 24-2-0

Oleksandr Usyk is the favorite to retain his titles with winning odds of 1.50 odds assigned to him on Bet365.

Anthony Joshua to win by KO, TKO, DQ or Refusal is priced at 6.1 odds on 22bet.

Usyk to win by decision is at 2.97 odds on 1xbet.