Will Oleksandr Usyk be able to defend the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts for the first time in his career?
His opponent, Anthony Joshua, amassed the belts over a multi-year period before losing them to Andy Ruiz Jr., only to win them back at the end of 2019 in Saudi Arabia.
Then, in 2021, he suffered another upset, losing to Usyk in North London, leaving him to prepare for another rematch with world titles up for grabs.
Usyk has had to face his own troubles, as war in Ukraine saw him return to his homeland to take up arms against Russia, but he has since left to prepare for the fight tonight.
Can Oleksandr Usyk defend the world heavyweight championships against Anthony Joshua tonight?
Here is everything you need to know about Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 fight date, start time tonight
- Date: Saturday, August 20
- Time: 12:00 p.m. EST / 18:00 CET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 17:30 EST / 23:30 CET
The main card is scheduled to get underway at 12:00 pm EST / 18:00 CET with main event ringwalks is 17:30 EST / 23:30 CET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
What channel/stream is Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 on tonight
- United States: DAZN
- Everywhere but the U.S.: DAZN (excluding the UK, Ireland, MENA and Ukraine)
You can watch Usyk vs. Joshua 2 in the United States with your DAZN subscription. Outside the States (excluding the UK, Ireland, MENA and Ukraine), you can also watch the fight with your DAZN subscription.
Where is the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 fight tonight?
The fight takes place at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia
Anthony Joshua record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Born: October 15th, 1989
- Height: 6' 6"
- Reach: 82"
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 24-2 with 22 knockouts
Oleksandr Usyk record and bio
- Nationality: Ukrainian
- Born: January 17, 1987
- Height: 6' 3"
- Reach: 78"
- Total fights: 19
- Record: 19-0 with 13 knockouts
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 fight card
- Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua for WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles
- Filip Hrgovic vs. Zhilei Zhang; IBF world heavyweight title eliminator
- Callum Smith vs. Mathieu Bauderlique; Light heavyweight
- Badou Jack vs. Richard Rivera; Cruiserweight
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Jose Alatorre; Super lightweight
- Ramla Ali vs. Crystal Garcia Nova; Women's super bantamweight
- Andrew Tabiti vs. James Wilson; Heavyweight
- Ben Whittaker vs. Petar Nosic; Light heavyweight
- Daniel Lapin vs. Jozef Jurko; Light heavyweight
- Rashed Belhasa vs. Traycho Georgiev; TBA
- Bader Al Samreen vs. Faud Taverdi; Super lightweight