The rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is very expected. However, this event was postponed once because Oleksandr Usyk enlisted in the homeland of Ukraine.
Recently, Oleksandr Usyk was discharged from the army, so this event was restarted. The representative of Oleksandr Usyk, Alexander Krassyuk, said Saudi Arabia may be the venue for the rematch.
“We are discussing the location and time of competition. Currently, the location may be Saudi Arabia and the time is at the end of June 2022. Everything depends on the procedures.
It is important that Usyk has returned to Europe and is ready to practice. ”
Saudi Arabia is the venue for the match between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr in December 2019. At that time, AJ revenge before the younger punch and regained the heavy title. This will be the first match of USYK in the Middle East.
On his personal Instagram, Oleksandr Usyk confirmed that he would come back by Boxing after demobilizing: “I decided to start preparing for the rematch with Anthony Joshua. Many friends have supported this decision. Hope everything will be good and peaceful. Thank God for everything”.
The second match between Usyk and Joshua was scheduled shortly after the Ukrainian fist defeated the 2012 Olympic champion to win 4 heavy belts WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO of the opponent in September 2021.