Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua had a duel of views on the eve of their second fight.

It took place today in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia after a press conference with the participation of the participants of the upcoming fight.

The boxers looked into each other's eyes for a long time and did not respond to calls to end the duel.. After the persistent request of the moderator, the Ukrainian half-turned back to the audience, without looking away. Joshua did the same, and after a few seconds, he was the first to look away.. After the press conference, the rivals talked in person and took a group photo. Usyk vs Joshua will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.. On the eve of the official announcement of revenge between the Ukrainian and the British.

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 Brit last year will be at stake..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He spent 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 KO) 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.