After his match with Tyson Fury was officially forgotten, the Briton Anthony Joshua He will have a new challenge ahead and everything indicates what the Ukrainian will be Oleksandr Usyk, against whom he will defend his heavyweight belts from the WITH, FIB Y OMB, in September of this year.
He was the promoter of Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn, who confirmed that “this week that fight will be signed.” In an interview with ESPN, Hearn announced that the fight will take place in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, being the first boxing match to host this emblematic Premier League stadium. If it is held there, it is expected that more than 62 thousand fans will be present, which is the maximum capacity of the place.
“We are seeing September in London. We are only finalizing the details. It’s a great fight, a dangerous fight, it’s not the one we necessarily wanted or expected. But it’s a high-level heavyweight fight. “
-Eddie Hearn
With this fight, Joshua will seek to maintain his good record of 24 wins, 22 knockouts and one loss, which he improved after his last fight against Kubrat Pulev, whom he beat by KO in the ninth round. For his part, Usyk remains undefeated of 18 wins and in October of last year, he showed his dominance by beating Dereck Chisora by unanimous decision.
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