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Anthony Joshua vs Usyk: Date, venue of rematch confirmed

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<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk has been set for August 20&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The world heavyweight fight will take held in Saudi Arabia&&num;8217&semi;s Jeddah Super Dome&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26993" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;resize1655715936230-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Anthony Joshua vs Usyk&colon; Date&comma; venue of rematch confirmed" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Joshua will try to reclaim the WBA&comma; IBF&comma; and WBO titles that he lost in September&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">In London&comma; Usyk won the first fight on points&comma; with judges scoring him 117-112&comma; 116-112&comma; and 115-113 in his favor&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">A rematch clause was instantly triggered&comma; but Russia&&num;8217&semi;s invasion of Ukraine in February threw uncertainty on the Russian&&num;8217&semi;s future appearance in the ring&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Russian&comma; 35&comma; returned to Ukraine to fight for his country&comma; but he was granted special permission to leave and begin preparations for this fight months later&comma; with a date and location now set&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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