25-year-old Lapin defeated his opponent by unanimous decision.

The fight went on the whole distance. According to the results of 8 rounds, all three judges gave the victory to the Ukrainian: 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.

It was the first eight-round bout in Lapin's career.. On account of Daniel 6 wins in 6 fights in the professional ring.

For the Slovak boxer, the defeat from Lapin was the seventh in his career. He also has nine wins and one draw on his track record. The second fight between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Estimated start time - at 23:00 Kyiv time.

Recall that on the night of September 26, 2021, Usyk defeated Joshua in London by unanimous decision - 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113, and won the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles. After that, the Briton activated the option of revenge, prescribed in the contract for the first fight..

So in the rematch, all the titles that the Ukrainian took away from the Briton last year, as well as the belt of The Ring magazine, will be at stake..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He held three of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

Joshua, 32, has 24 wins (22 by knockout) and two losses.. For the first time, AJ lost in June 2019 to Andy Ruiz, but in December of the same year he defeated the Mexican in a rematch and regained his titles.

Previously, TSN Prosport talked about what you need to know about the rematch between Usyk and Joshua.