Note that several experts said that Usyk scored seriously, but the end result turned out to be somewhat different..

So, the scales under our compatriot showed 100.5 kg. This is only 500 grams more than in the duel against Joshua in September last year.. The British boxer, in turn, showed an indicator of 110.9 kg. Before the first fight, Anthony weighed 108.9 kg.

Interestingly, for the very procedure of weighing, Usyk visited an embroidered shirt and harem pants and already with a traditional sedentary man on his head. During the release, he was accompanied by the song of the group "

To your attention a video on weighing a Ukrainian and a British. Viewing starts at 43:00.

The second battle between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in the city of Jeddah in 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, as well as the belt of The Ring magazine, 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.