What time is Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2? Ring walks confirmed

Anthony Joshua is bidding to regain his heavyweight titles for a second time when he faces Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Usyk comprehensively outpointed Joshua to claim the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 11 months ago, preserving his unbeaten record in the process.

The rematch clause was immediately exercised by Joshua’s team, with the 32-year-old Brit claiming he’s “pushed myself harder than before” ahead of his second date with Usyk.

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Having failed to overcome the Ukrainian on home soil, Joshua now has to journey to Saudi Arabia for the rematch after the Saudis agreed to pay £65million to stage the fight.

That’s not bad news for British-based boxing fans, however, with fight venue Jeddah only two hours ahead of London.

When will the ring walks take place?

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

Ring walks for the main event are expected to take place at 10.30pm (BST).

The exact timing is dependent on the undercard, which is as follows:

Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (IBF heavyweight final eliminator)

Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (WBC light-heavyweight final eliminator)

Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera

Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova

Tyron Spong vs Andrew Tabiti

Daniel Lapin vs Jozef Jurko

Ziyad Almaayouf vs Hector Alatorre

TV coverage of Usyk vs Joshua 2 starts from 6pm (BST) on Sky Sports Box Office for a one-off cost of £26.95.