An agreement for Tyson Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk is believed to have moved a step closer, as the pair are said to have agreed a 50:50 purse split for their unification bout. In addition, the fight will not take place before the end of this year, with a proposed bout taking place early next year.
How to watch Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 in UK, USA and around the world
17.08.2022 - 17:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
We are now just days away from witnessing Anthony Joshua return to the ring when he'll face former opponent Oleksandr Usyk as the British heavyweight will hope to reclaim his titles and avenge his defeat to the dangerous Ukrainian in September. The fight will be held in Saudi Arabia as AJ will hope to regain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year.
The Ring Magazine title will also be added to that list, meaning AJ could find himself a stop closer to being the unified heavyweight world champion with a win over Usyk.
For Joshua, two losses in a row to the same opponent would be legacy defining, and knock him out of the title picture for some time - likely having to build his way back up the top with impressive wins against lower ranked fighters.
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Should he win though, he's champion once again - setting himself up for arguably one of the biggest fights in heavyweight history against Tyson Fury.
Usyk, meanwhile, can prove that his win over Joshua was no fluke, and that he's deserving of the pound for pound number one spot, which he was awarded of Canelo Alvarez lost to Dmitry Bivol earlier this summer.
Millions across the world will be tuning in, and here's how you can watch if in the UK or the United States.
UK
The event will start at 6pm on Saturday, August 20 on Sky Sports Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office HD, costing £26.95.
The fight is going to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the country in which Joshua beat Ruiz in 2019 and ring walks are expected around 10:30pn.
USA & across the globe
The bout will be shown live on DAZN in the US and 190+
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