ANTHONY JOSHUA vs Oleksandr Usyk's massive heavyweight rematch is closer, and preparations are in full swing.
There's also a stacking undercard that includes a historic fight, before the main event in Saudi Arabia.
All eyes will be on Oleksandr Uzyk vs Anthony Joshua's fight.
There are TWO World Title Eliminators on the bill, which are likely to please.
Filip Hrgovic, Man Mountain, will face off against Zhang Zhilei of China in the final eliminator for the IBF heavyweight division.
Both men are unbeaten so something has to give on August 20,
Hrgovic and Zhang from Croatia were originally set to fight May 7, on the undercard to Canelo Alvarez’s defeat to Dmitry Bivol.
Zhang took over after Hrgovic resigned for personal reasons.
Callum Smith, a former British super-middleweight champion, will take on Mathieu Bauderlique in the second eliminator.
In an historic bout, Ramla Ali will face Crystal Garcia Nova.
Ramla Ali will make history
Filip Hrgovic has been eliminated from the IBF heavyweight title
Nova vs Ali will be the first ever Saudi Arabian professional women's boxing match.
Ali spoke out about the enormity of the occasion to ESPN, saying: "It's so monumental thing to occur in Saudi."
"Me and my opponent, together we are essentially making history so it's more than me. It's also someone else, we both will be the first females in Saudi.
To win with William Hill, get Anthony Joshua at 40/1 OR Oleksandr Uzyk at 25/1When is Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Uzyk?
On Saturday, August 20, Anthony Joshua will face Oleksandr Uzyk.
The fight is scheduled to begin at 11pm UK Time - which is 1am in Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah Super Dome, which has a capacity for 40,000, hosts the event.
Who will fight on the Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk Undercard?
The undercard will begin at 3pm UK Time. The estimated start time for each fight is shown in brackets.
- Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Uzyk 2 (10.54pm). - World heavyweight champion WBA'super, IBF, IBO, and WBO - 12 rounds
- Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhilei Zhang (9.52pm). - IBF heavyweight final eliminator. 12 rounds
- Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bouderlique (8.50pm - WBC light heavyweight final eliminator – 12 rounds
- Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (7.18pm) - cruiserweight - 10 rounds
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre (6.48pm) - super-lightweight - 4 rounds
- Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (6.10pm) - super-bantamweight - 8 rounds
- Andrew Tabiti vs James Wilson (5:00pm) - Heavyweight - 8 rounds
- Peter Nosic vs Ben Whittaker (4.46pm): Light-heavyweight - 6 Rounds
- Daniel Lapin vs Josef Jurko (4.03pm) - heavyweight - 8 rounds
- Bader Alsamreen vs Faud Tarverdi (3.30pm) - super lightweight - 6 rounds
- Rashed Belhassa aka Money Kicks vs Traycho Georgiev (3pm) - welterweight - 4 rounds
AJ vs Usyk 2, live stream, and TV channel for blockbuster rematch
Which TV channel and live stream are Joshua vs Usyk?
- Joshua vs Usyk 2, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Box Office UK.
- Sky Sports won the bid war for the rights to the event - the UK rights were not included in AJ's DAZN agreement.
- DAZN will continue to fight for the rights of all peoples.
- The PPV will set a new record at PS26.95 for viewers, making it the most expensive fight in UK history.
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