Anthony Joshua Issues a Stern Warning for Oleksandr Usyk Amid Official Fight Announcement; Plans to Create “History”

Anthony Joshua is confident of his victory ahead of his rematch against the reigning unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk. The former champ is gearing up to become a three-time heavyweight champion. Before the highly anticipated showdown, the Brit has sent a warning to his opponent.

In an interview, he said, “I now have my date with history set to become a three-time unified heavyweight champion of the world. What an opportunity… A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter and I am the happiest and most motivated I’ve been.”

Notably, Joshua has done it before. In 2017, the champ has lost his titles to Mexican heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr in a big upset.

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However, this success was short-lived by Ruiz Jr, as a few months later Joshua regained his titles with a knockout win. This motivates the latter to pursue the dream of re-writing history.

Date and Venue for a rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk

After months of uncertainty, the promoters of the fight have confirmed the date and venue for the upcoming clash in the heavyweight division. Per reports, Joshua will unload his refueled energy on August 20 to get back the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles at Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia.

Usyk is already on the lead. He had inflicted much damage on Joshua during their first fight, which forced Joshua to make a few big changes in his boxing career. After the loss, Joshua took some bold decisions. He parted from the team that was working along with him for years.

Joshua replaced his old trainer, Rob McCracken, with Angel Fernandez. As of now, Joshua has added another big name, Robert Garcia, to his team.

Let us see if these changes could make any difference for Joshua in the rematch.

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