ANTHONY Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said the British boxer's rematch against heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk is set to take place in May.
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Feb. 13, 2022
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Joshua's promoter says rematch with Usyk set for May
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in action against Anthony Joshua of UK
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AJ lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts to Ukraine's Usyk
Media reports show Tyson Fury had offered Joshua a fee to step aside from his contractually obligated rematch with Usyk
Joshua lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts to Ukraine's Usyk on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September 2021.
British media reported that Tyson Fury had offered Joshua a fee to step aside from his contractually obligated rematch with Usyk to allow the Ukrainian to face Fury for the undisputed heavyweight title bout. But those talks collapsed.
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"It's clear AJ will be fighting Usyk, which is his preferred choice," Hearn told BBC Radio 5 Live's Boxing podcast on Tuesday. May is when you'll see that fight.
"There's the UK, America, the Middle East - we've had offers all around the world for that fight. I'd like to do it in the UK and we'll see." SuperSport
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