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Usyk Wants Joshua Rematch In Ukraine

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Usyk Wants Joshua Rematch

Oleksandr Usyk needs a rematch with Anthony Joshua — however hopes it is going to be held in his native Ukraine.

Usyk overcame Joshua on Saturday evening with a majority choice at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The judges gave scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 in his favour. It adopted an absolute masterclass in entrance of 65,000 hostile followers contained in the north London venue.

Joshua, who now has an expert document of 24-2, completed the battle slumped in opposition to the ropes and was fortunate to not be knocked out by his opponent.

The Brit’s hopes of assembly home rival Tyson Fury in a showdown for the entire heavyweight world titles was additionally left in tatters by the outcome, which noticed Usyk declare the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.

Joshua is, although, anticipated to invoke a clause giving him a rematch and Usyk was requested after the battle the place he would need the return bout to happen.

“I’d like to have the rematch at Olympiyskiy Stadium in Kiev,” he replied.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn dropped a heavy trace that the rematch would, nevertheless, happen in the UK.

“We are going to work collectively to maximise (the earnings), Ukraine could be very unlikely,” stated Hearn.

“I feel it is going to be worldwide or the UK, I’d assume it could be within the UK.

“It’s going to be actually troublesome as a result of Usyk’s confidence shall be sky excessive, however once you get to the extent of Anthony Joshua, as we noticed after the Ruiz defeat, there’s no 10-round comeback fights and warm-ups.

“It’s straight again into the fireplace and he’ll wish to go straight again into that rematch. He shall be an underdog within the rematch this time after that tonight, however that’s what he does.”