So, the representatives of the British boxer did not like the work of the Ukrainian in the first fight, when he recorded the score 117-112 on his card..

Usyk's promoter Oleksandr Krasyuk told about this in an interview for PariMatch..

“The wording was: His score in the first fight caused the most questions. One counted 115-113, the second - 116-112, Fesechko - 117-112. That is, he allegedly had the biggest score for Usyk. Yes, it took place.

We agreed with Matchroom Boxing. And the protest was filed by Joshua's team. We must distinguish here.

But the arguments are ironclad - here you are, an independent live score from Sky Sports, DAZN, from other sites. Alternative solutions - either 116 or 117. In the end, it turned out that Fesechka's score most of all reflected what was happening. However, the composition of the judges is approved. All of them are already here in Jeddah,"

It should be noted that representatives of the United States and Great Britain will be recording along with Fesechko.. And the referee in the ring will be the famous Puerto Rican Luis Pabon. He judged the duel between Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin, which took place in Moscow in October 2013..

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.