Photo gallery of Usyk-Joshua's debut press conference in Saudi Arabia

The official countdown to one of the biggest heavyweight rematches in the history of the sport began when the world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk met with Anthony Joshua in the coastal city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The boxing evening was called "Rage on the Red Sea". The long-awaited Usyk-Joshua 2 fight is due to take place in Jeddah on Saturday, August 20. Usyk's IBF, WBA and WBO belts will be at stake.

At the start of a two-city promotional tour of Jeddah and London, following the official press conference, the two heavyweights posed face-to-face for the assembled photographers against the backdrop of the sunset over the Red Sea.