WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okoli (18-0, 14 KOs) cut ties with 258MGT, which is owned by Anthony Joshua. The two-time world heavyweight champion has supported Okoli's career since his professional debut.
Live broadcast of the weigh-in, which will be attended by the champion of IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and former holder of these titles Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs). The revenge of the Ukrainian and the British is scheduled for the upcoming Saturday, August 20, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Denis Berinchik (16-0, 9 KOs), WBO International belt holder, spoke about the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs).
Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) was injured and will not be able to prepare in time for the fight against Anthony Yarde (22-2, 21 KOs), scheduled for the second half of October. The fight was supposed to take place at a boxing evening in London.
According to the official program, on the night of August 20-21 at 00:54 Kyiv time, the heroes of Saturday's fight for three heavyweight belts will enter the ring - Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs).
Congolese Martin Bakole (18-1, 13 KOs) was a sparring partner Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) before the fights of the Ukrainian with Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs), and in the past sparred with AJ and his compatriot Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs). Journalists asked Bakola which of these three champions would he most like to fight?
"Fear? No fear. It's all in my head," he said. Oleksandr Usyk in an interview with DAZN. - What am I, babay, or something, to intimidate opponents? I don’t really need to intimidate my opponent. They do it all themselves. Probably, all people have fear, absolutely everyone. If you are a sick person, then there will be no fear. Both people who enter [the ring] are afraid. That is, this is normal, this is the subconscious mind that wants to be preserved.”
On the night of August 20-21, the second battle will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, at stake will be the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts owned by Alexander, as well as the vacant champion belt according to The Ring magazine.
Deontay Wilder prepares to return to the ring and talks about the rematch Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) with Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) on the Premier Boxing Champions podcast.
Ukrainian boxer Ivan Redkach (23-6-1, 18 KOs) reacted to the missile attack that Russia launched that night on Kharkov. On his social networks, Redkach wrote the following post:
