Oleksandr Usyk is just over a week or two away from defending his first unified title.
The Ukrainians face off against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia on August 20 in the WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO title rematch, live exclusively on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
Usyk, the undisputed former cruiser champion, moved into the sport’s top tier and convincingly beat the British boxer at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London last September.
And when the pair meet again at the Jeddah Superdome, the 35-year-old’s hometown will be able to watch the game for free after he’s been given a gift. TV rights about the war by its Saudi Arabian organizers.
Usyk initially signed up to join forces defending his local territory in Kyiv, after his homeland was attacked by Russia, before eventually being persuaded to leave and train for the AJ rematch. It continued with the result that many of Usyk’s compatriots endured terrible suffering.
He will return to the boxing ring and strive to bring joy and pride to his country by retaining the belts he won 11 months ago.
Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua and is interested in Usyk with K2 Promotions, has agreed to a deal to bring back to Saudi Arabia and sell all global TV rights to Saudi organizers such as Saudi Arabia. part of this agreement.
Usyk tried to buy the TV rights from Saudi organizers so he could then watch free TV in his hometown, but Saudi Arabia refused to accept any payment. from him and instead informed him that they would give him a free right to allow him to do this.
K2’s Alex Krassyuk talked to talkSPORT on the television situation in Ukraine:
“He was going to buy it, but got it [free] for Ukraine. “
Streaming service Megogo will broadcast the proceedings, along with Usyk’s YouTube channel and the state’s public television channel Suspilne.
TalkSPORT, will cover the event in the UK.
