Boxing: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk go for the coveted belt

The rematch fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk It will be a special day for the world of boxing and It will be carried out this Saturday from 16 (Argentine time) in the King Abdullah Sports City of Saudi Arabia. The fight will put the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight division titles on the line.

The fight will be televised by DAZN for Spain and the United States (paid service), while ESPN will broadcast in part of Latin America (except Argentina). In this case, to see it, an additional subscription will not be necessary.

The Ukrainian Usyk (19-0-0, 13 knockouts) defeated No problem to English Joshua (24-2-0, 22 knockouts) in september 2021by unanimous decision to conquer the place of world champion four organizations: WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO. The revenge was delayed for the second half of the year due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Usyk debuted as a professional in 2013 after being Olympic champion (in the division of heavyweight) at London 2012 and after nine consecutive wins by KO, In 2016 he became world cruiser champion. until in 2019 he debuted as a heavyweight and won all three of his fights in this division.

Joshua, who was Olympic champion (in the division of super heavyweight) in London 2012 Y also debuted as a professional in 2013, has a record of 9-2 in world championship fights. In the last five years, the boxer has fought seven times and won five of them.

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