The British heavyweight said that he was not satisfied with the current status of the contender for the championship belts and he was determined to win them back from the Ukrainian.

" This is not the path I would advise young people to take.. Because you want to hold titles all the time, be a champion and not part with them. I really want the titles back.. Too much talk for me. Less talk, more action. Just let me get in the ring and do my job. I'm not a comedian and I'm not a speech writer. I'm hungry and desperate to get the titles back," com.

Usyk vs. Joshua fight will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In June, the official announcement of revenge between the Ukrainian and the British took place.

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 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 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.