By Charles Brun: Three areas are being checked out for the rematch between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksander Usyk and Anthony Joshua for March or April 2022.
Usyk’s promote Alexander Krassyuk might be assembly with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing inside a couple of weeks to debate the placement for the rematch.
The areas which are into consideration are as follows:
It’s understood that the positioning payment will decide the placement for the Usyk vs. Joshua 2 rematch. Ideally, Hearn would really like for the second combat to happen in the UK in entrance of Joshua’s loyal followers, but when the cash doesn’t match the provides from the Center East or Ukraine, the rematch will happen in a kind of international locations.
We’ve already seen that Joshua combating at house within the UK didn’t assist him towards Usyk, because the Ukrainian fighter dominated him of their latest combat on September twenty fifth in London, England.
Regardless of many individuals in boxing believing it’s a dumb thought to face Usyk in a second combat, Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) has activated his rematch clause of their contract, and he plans on risking the whole lot to try to avenge his humiliating loss.
“We plan to satisfy with [Joshua’s promoter] Eddie Hearn throughout the subsequent couple of weeks to provoke the rematch actions,” Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk stated to Sky Sports.
“Now we have three choices into consideration: the UK, Ukraine, and the Center East.
“Hopefully, by the tip of 2021, we might be within the place to take the ultimate choice.”
Prime Rank promoter Bob Arum had hoped that Joshua would step apart and permit Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) to tackle WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury for the undisputed championship.
Arum needed Joshua to take a tune-up combat whereas ready for the smoke to clear from the Usyk vs. Fury contest. Sadly, Joshua has zero curiosity in stepping apart and heading straight into the rematch with Usyk, which may finish as badly as his earlier combat.
We don’t know the way Joshua will react to shedding to Usyk a second time. If there have been any doubt that’s Joshua’s thoughts now that he’s not the fighter that he as soon as was 3000 yesterday’s in the past, it will be crystal clear after he will get beat a second time by the proficient Ukrainian.
It might be Joshua’s third loss in his final 5 fights and a sign that he should make a giant choice about his profession.
So long as Joshua is okay with not being an elite heavyweight, he may keep on along with his profession after a second defeat to Usyk. But when Joshua can’t deal with it mentally being simply a mean Joe, it’s protected to say he’ll in all probability retire.
“Usyk is just not pissed off by dealing with a wait to grow to be undisputed, Krassyuk stated: “Under no circumstances. We have been one hundred pc conscious of the rematch clause.”
Why would Usyk be upset about combating Joshua a second time? With the big payday that Usyk will get for a rematch with AJ, which he wouldn’t get combating anybody else, it’s a no brainer for him to be grateful for dealing with him a second time.
Have a look at Andy Ruiz Jr. He’s now rich with a internet price estimated at $10 million after combating Joshua twice in 2019. Speak about your rags to riches story.
As for Tyson Fury, he’s acquired a giant downside on his arms in needing to determine whether or not to defend towards his obligatory Dillian ‘The Physique Snatcher’ Whyte subsequent or vacate his WBC title.
The World Boxing Council goes to order Fury to defend towards Whyte subsequent after they meet for his or her conference on November 14th. If Fury takes the combat with Whyte, he may lose.
A loss for Fury would lead to him lacking out on an enormous payday that he could be getting by dealing with the winner of the Joshua vs. Usyk 2 combat.
“Tyson has to show his championship place by going by means of the obligatory. However that is as much as him and his workforce,” stated Krassyuk.
