Usyk had a duel of views with Joshua in the open-air ring: a spectacular fight promo

23 June 2022, 17:59 | Sports
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Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Anthony Joshua entered the ring for the first time after the fight, which took place in September last year..

As part of the promo fight, the boxers held an open training session and a new duel of views.

In a video posted by Matchroom Boxing on Twitter, the opponents can be seen approaching the center of the ring from different angles.. Usyk and Joshua just looked into each other's eyes and went to their corners.. The opponents also showed their boxing skills..

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..

Joshua, 32, has 24 wins (22 by KO) and two losses on his track record.. 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.




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