The promoter of the British unexpectedly declared that Usyk is the best boxer regardless of the weight category. Therefore, the possible loss of Joshua in the upcoming fight will not be a disaster for him..

At the same time, Hearn believes that Joshua will be able to take the championship belts from Usyk, after which he will meet in the ring with WBC title holder Tyson Fury in a unification fight..

" I get asked all the time when Anthony will fight Tyson. Of course, Joshua does not want to lose to Usyk a second time, but Alexander is probably now the number one among boxers, regardless of the weight category..

Losing to Usyk is not a disaster, but I think the fight between Joshua and Fury for all the belts would be the biggest in recent times. It seems to me that if Anthony copes with Usyk, then we will definitely see him fight Fury for all the titles,"

The Usyk-Joshua rematch is expected to take place on August 13 or 20 in Saudi Arabia. The date and venue of the fight will be announced soon..

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..

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..

32-year-old Joshua 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.