Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 to be finalised with venue and date confirmed within days

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 will now seemingly go ahead as planned with a rematch date and venue to be confirmed within the next ten to 14 days. Usyk's team will finalise the details of the fight within the next few days with an announcement expected shortly.

Plans for the fight has been an ongoing discussion since September, when Usyk defeated Joshua comfortably via points in the first meeting back, stripping Joshua of his three titles and pushing a heavyweight unification bout further into the horizon.

However, it looked like Usyk would be forced to pull out of the upcoming heavyweight clash, when he returned to his home country of Ukraine to join the fight against the invading Russia. The world was left stunned last month when Russia invaded their Eastern European neighbours, leading to a wealth of sanctions against Vladimir Putin's country from Western powers.

Ukrainian men have been prevented from crossing the border, instead required to sign-up to defend the country - and Usyk was one of many athletes to answer the call, alongside fellow boxers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko and Vasily Lomachenko. But now, Usyk has left Ukraine to resume his training.

Usyk's promoter Alexander Krassyuk told Sky Sports: "Within the next two weeks we expect to finalise details."

After the initial fight was held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there were talks for using the same venue - with Wembley also being named as a potential. However, it looks likely that the fight will now be held overseas.

MailOnline has reported that Saudi Arabia has now forked out a reported £90million to host the rematch with June 25 being the proposed date.

Joshua previously fought in Saudi Arabia in his rematch against Andy Ruiz, in which he