Champions “Alexander Usek” and “Anthony Joshua” are gearing up for their upcoming showdown in Jeddah to determine the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion through the “Battle of the Red Sea” to be held next Saturday, August 20, 2022 at King’s Sports City Hall Abdullah.
The Fight at the Red Sea program features a series of sub-undercard bouts that will begin before the historic bout and will feature some of the biggest names in the world of boxing, such as Saudi Arabian champion Ziad Al Mayouf facing the Ukrainian light heavyweight boxer “Daniel Lapin”, Al-Mayouf scored 5 clear victories and seeks to continue a successful sports career and increase his experience.
Ukrainian heavyweight star Philip Hergovich, who has 14 wins without defeat, including 12 by knockout, is participating in a fight with Chinese boxer Zhang Zili, and he has one draw and 24 clean wins, including 19 by knockout. Championship.
The British boxer of Somali origin “Ramla Ali”, who has 6 clean wins, including one by knockout, is preparing to fight with “Crystal Garcia Nova”, who has 10 wins, all by knockout and two losses. As part of the competition, a fight will also take place with the Ukrainian light heavyweight boxer Daniel Lapin, who holds the record for 5 clean wins.
British star Callum Smith, who scored 28 wins, including 20 knockouts and one loss, returns to the indoor hall of King Abdullah Sports City, witnessed in September 2018 by his victory over compatriot George Groves in the seventh round of their bout. and his victory. He won the world super middleweight title and also won the Muhammad Ali boxing championship.
“Smith”, ranked No. 1 in the world light heavyweight division by the World Boxing Council (WBC), meets French boxer “Matthew Baudelaire”, European champion and second in the world, who has 21 wins and one loss, including including 12 by knockout, in the final elimination. To compete for the world title held by Russian boxer Artur Petterbiev, Smith made his last appearance in the ring in a minor match held last September in Tottenham. Hotspur Stadium, as part of the first fight between Usyk and Joshua, when he beat the boxer “Lenin Castillo” who was knocked out in the second round of their fight, thanks to which “Smith” continued his winning streak, losing before that on points to the Mexican “Saul Alvarez” (nicknamed “Canelo”).
