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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2: UK time, TV channel, tickets & undercard

Anthony Joshua will take on Oleksandr Usyk this Saturday in a heavyweight rematch, seeking to avenge his September defeat to the Ukrainian. The fight will take place at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Super Dome and sees 'AJ' hoping to regain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year.

They will also fight for The Ring heavyweight title after Tyson Fury vacated the belt in the wake of his retirement decision which was announced on Friday. The Gypsy King has also been given 10 days to decide whether or not to vacate his WBC belt, for which the number one ranked contender is Deontay Wilder.

Joshua says that he was not properly prepared for 12 rounds when he last faced former cruiserweight Usyk last year, he lost by unanimous decision to the Ukrainian. He has since replaced his coach Rob McCracken with American former Ring Magazine Coach of the Year Robert Garcia in an attempt to regain his titles,

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The undercard has also been announced, with Croatian Heavyweight star Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) meeting China’s undefeated Zhilei Zhang (24-0-1, 19 KOs) in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Heavyweight World Title. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Callum Smith (28-1, 20 KOs) will face France's Mathieu Bauderlique (21-1, 12 KOs) in a Final Eliminator for the World Title currently held by Artur Beterbiev.

Joshua vs Usyk 2 will take place on Saturday 20 August at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia.

The event will start at 6pm on Saturday, August 20 on Sky Sports Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office HD. The pay-per-view will cost £26.95 in the UK.

The fight will have its ring-walks at 10:30pm following the

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