Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
By Corey Erdman - Oleksandr Usyk is about a difficult puzzle to solve as there is in boxing today. The kind of conundrum inside the ring that can make an opponent not just second guess what they’re doing in the moment, but rethink their approach entirely after having spent twelve rounds trying to figure him out.
Eddie Hearn, promoter of Anthony Joshua, believes Tyson Fury's most recent retirement is nothing more than a publicity stunt to take away from of the shine from Joshua's upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
There is finally an answer to the weeks-long question of how U.S. boxing fans can watch the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch. DAZN confirmed stateside distribution rights, announcing Sunday that a deal was officially reached to carry the anticipated unified heavyweight title fight. The sports streaming platform was the frontrunner to land the event but was forced to sit on the news until all lingering matters were resolved which finally came this weekend.
Former world champion Amir Khan walked away impressed when he watched Oleksandr Usyk training in Dubai for the upcoming rematch with Anthony Joshua. Usyk will defend the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles against Joshua on August 20th in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk is the unified heavyweight champion, and although the Ukrainian has a monumental rematch ahead of him on Aug. 20 against Anthony Joshua, he’s looking forward to future fights against all comers – and at all weights.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is moving further and further away from his planned retirement. For the last few days, the undefeated boxer has been calling out countryman Derek Chisora for a trilogy fight. But most observers expect Fury to hang back until the outcome of the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, who collide on August 20 for the IBF, WBA, IBO, WBO heavyweight titles.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is not concerned that Anthony Joshua won’t be the betting favorite in his upcoming rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. London’s Joshua and WBO, IBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight. Champion Usyk of Ukraine are set to face each other in a title unification bout a second time on Aug. 20
By Cliff Rold - Boxing occasionally has some loaded summers, but historically the sport has always seemed to cool to some degree between June and September. It’s really true in 2022. The first half of this year was about as good as the sport
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce will be a very interested observer in the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua. Joyce is the WBO's mandatory challenger to the upcoming rematch.
Anthony Joshua says that he decided not to ask Eddy Reynoso to be his trainer because he was unable to come to the UK to train him. Joshua spoke to Reynoso when he was looking to change his training team, but Reynoso made it clear that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez would be his priority.