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Anthony Joshua vs Usyk: Date, venue of rematch confirmed
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk has been set for August 20.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The world heavyweight fight will take held in Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Jeddah Super Dome.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Joshua will try to reclaim the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles that he lost in September.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In London, Usyk won the first fight on points, with judges scoring him 117-112, 116-112, and 115-113 in his favor.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A rematch clause was instantly triggered, but Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in February threw uncertainty on the Russian&#8217;s future appearance in the ring.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Russian, 35, returned to Ukraine to fight for his country, but he was granted special permission to leave and begin preparations for this fight months later, with a date and location now set.</span></p>