Oleksandr Usyk, who topped the ranking of the best boxers in the world regardless of weight category in May, has already begun preparing for a rematch against Anthony Joshua. The official announcement of the second fight between the Ukrainian and the British will take place soon.

This was announced by the promoter of the opponent of the Ukrainian boxer Eddie Hearn. According to him, it is most likely that the fight will take place on July 23 in the Middle East..

" July 23, Middle East is by far the most likely date and location. Nothing has been done yet, nothing has been signed, but before this fight we have nine to ten weeks left..

Everything is set to announce the fight and to allow these guys to start beating sparring partners and getting ready to fight for the most heavyweight titles,"

Recall that on the night of September 26, 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..

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.