Usyk to face Joshua in a rematch heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia

Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will face Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 20 in a rematch of their London bout last year.

Ukraine’s Usyk beat Joshua in front of a sell-out crowd in September last year to claim the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO belts but the 32-year-old will have a chance to win back his titles in a fight dubbed “Rage on the Red Sea”.

Usyk, who is 19-0 with 13 knockout victories, said he had a mission to fulfill by retaining his crowns.