Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2 is scheduled to take place on 20th August, 2022, we take a look at the match schedule, venue, date, tickets, fight purse and payout
This month, the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight belts will be on the line as Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk square off in Saudi Arabia. The pair will square off again 11 months after their first encounter, where Usyk easily defeated Joshua in the British fighter’s own backyard.
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 Fight Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Full Undercard, Purse, Tickets And Live Stream Telecast
The WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will square off in a professional boxing battle titled Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua II, also known as Rage on the Red Sea. At King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the match is scheduled for August 20, 2022. During the event, main card will begin from 12:00 EST (18:00 CET) with the main event ring-walks starting at 17:00 BST (23:E0 ET). The tickets for the match can be purchased by the fans from here.
The base prize money for the rematch will be split 50-50, according to a number of sources. Joshua is projected to make $119 million in total, including sponsorship payments. Usyk is anticipated to make the same $75 million. Joshua made roughly $13.6 million plus 60% of the PPV sales during their first fight, while Usyk made $4.1 million plus 40% of the PPV sales.
The match between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will be be a 12-round heavyweight division match in Jeddha, Saudi Arabia with WBA (super), IBF, WBO, & IBO heavyweight titles at stake. When Usyk faced Joshua last year, he won the match via unanimous decision. Hence, Joshua will now attempt to atone for his mistakes and give his best to become a world champion.
Full Fight Card Results
| Weight Class | Match | Rounds | ||
| Heavyweight | Oleksandr Usyk | vs | Anthony Joshua | 12 |
| Heavyweight | Filip Hrgović | vs | Zhang Zhilei | 12 |
| Light heavyweight | Callum Smith | vs | Mathieu Bauderlique | 12 |
| Cruiserweight | Badou Jack | vs | Richard Rivera | 10 |
| Heavyweight | Andrew Tabiti | vs | James Wilson | 8 |
| Super bantamweight | Ramla Ali | vs | Crystal Garcia Nova | 8 |
| Light heavyweight | Daniel Lapin | vs | Jozef Jurko | 8 |
| Super middleweight | Benjamin Whittaker | vs | Peter Nosic | 6 |
| Lightweight | Bader Samreen | vs | Fuad Tarverdi | 6 |
| Light welterweight | Ziyad Almaayouf | vs | Jose Alatorre | 4 |
| Welterweight | Money Kicks | vs | Traycho Georgiev | 4 |
Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua Live Stream Details and Where to Watch?
With a DAZN subscription, viewers in the US may witness Usyk vs Joshua 2. Fans can use their DAZN subscription to watch the fight if they are outside of the United States with the exception of the UK, Ireland, MENA, and Ukraine. Boxing fans in UK will be able to follow the live action via Sky Sports while Ukraine viewers will be able to watch the fight via MEGOGO.
| Country | Broadcaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-to-air | Cable/Pay TV | Stream | PPV | |
| Ukraine | Suspilne | MEGOGO | YouTube | — |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Boxing YouTube Sky Sports Mix (undercard) |
Sky Sports Arena (undercard) | — | Sky Sports Box Office |
| Worldwide | DAZN | — | ||
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