Confirmed: Anthony Joshua will face Oleksandr Usyk on September 25
AJ, the 2012 Olympic super heavyweight champion, will face 2012's Olympic heavyweight champion in London.
Unified heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua will put his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world titles on the line against Oleksandr Usyk on September 25.
As revealed by Planet Sport, the bout will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and fans in the UK and Ireland can watch it on Sky Sports Box Office.
Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) overcame mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev to score a brutal ninth-round knockout at The SSE Arena, Wembley in December.
The first defence of his second reign as unified heavyweight champion was his first fight on UK soil since he stopped Alexander Povetkin in seven explosive rounds at Wembley Stadium back in September 2018.
'AJ' returns to the capital for his fifth stadium fight looking to create more history as he faces his latest WBO nandatory challenger at the new state of the art home of Spurs, following in the footsteps of Frank Bruno who defeated Joe Bugner in Matchroom Boxing's first Heavyweight promotion at the old White Hart Lane in October 1987.
Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) made the move to the heavyweight division after dominating at cruiserweight. He ended his extraordinary spell at 200lbs as the undisputed king with a phenomenal run of victories against Marco Huck, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev and Tony Bellew on away territory.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist began his assault on the heavyweight division by retiring Chazz Witherspoon in seven rounds at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago in October 2019 and continued his bid to become a two-weight world champion when he outpointed Derek Chisora over 12 rounds at The SSE Arena, Wembley last October.