DAZN buys rights for Joshua vs Usyk broadcast

Andrew Karlov Aug. 19, 2021, 10:04 a.m.

The main event of the evening will be a bout for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts between Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). Their fight will be watched live by 60,000 fans. Tickets for the September night were sold out in 24 hours.

The same evening, scheduled for the last weekend of September, will feature WBO World Cruiserweight Champion Lawrence Okolie fighting Dylan Prasovic, among others. It will be a mandatory World Boxing Organization title defense for the Briton.

Fans will also see the return to the ring of Callum Smith, who will make his light heavyweight debut against Lenin Castillo.

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