How heavy is Anthony Joshua ahead of Oleksandr Usyk rematch?

When is it?

Usyk vs Joshua 2 will take place at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 20 August.

Ring walks for the main-event contest are expected to take place at around 10.30pm BST (2.30pm PT, 4.30pm CT, 5.30pm ET).

How can I watch it?

Sky Sports Box Office will be the only place to watch the fight in the UK and Ireland.

The pay-per-view event will cost £26.95 in the UK and €31.95 in Ireland.

Odds

Oleksandr Usyk (right) was a decision winner against Anthony Joshua last year

Usyk – 4/9

Draw – 16/1

Joshua – 13/8

Via Betfair.

How much does each fighter weigh?

One day before the pair’s heavyweight title rematch, Joshua tipped the scales at 244lbs – four pounds heavier than he was in his loss to Usyk last September.

Meanwhile, Usyk came in at 220lbs – half-a-pound heavier than he was 11 months ago, despite a general belief that he had bulked up this time around.

Full card

Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Anthony Joshua (heavyweight)

Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (heavyweight)

Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (light-heavyweight)

Ben Whittaker vs Petar Nosic (light-heavyweight)

Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (women’s super-bantamweight)

Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (cruiserweight)

Andrew Tabiti vs Tyrone Spong (heavyweight)

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