The city of Jeddah is gearing up to host the Red Sea World Heavyweight Championship, which will see title holder Oleksandr Usyk and British rival Anthony Joshua face off next Saturday as the anticipated fight is one of the most important. international sports competitions held by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
And the King Abdullah Sports Hall in Jeddah will witness an intense struggle not seen since the 1990s as Ukrainian Usyk, who has 19 wins (13 of them by knockout) without a loss, seeks to retain the title he unanimously snatched from Joshua. refereeing where Usyk beat Ali Joshua last September in a match held at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in front of 60,000 spectators and in front of millions of followers around the world; thus unifying the WBA “Super”, IBF, WBO and ibo belts.
At the same time, Joshua scored 24 wins, 22 of them by knockout, in addition to his two losses.
Joshua enters his second return match for the Kingdom’s heavyweight boxing title after managing to avenge Andy Ruiz in December 2019 AD with a historic fight in Diriyeh while Usyk, considered by many to be one of the best boxers of the world, remains undefeated. In his professional career, which began in the heavyweight division, he achieved her world title before successfully breaking into the heavyweight category.
The Battle of the Red Sea attracts the attention of the whole world; Given the history that unites boxers and their achievements in the world of boxing, as well as the strong competition between them, each of them will be looking for a new achievement that puts him at the forefront this year. Events and activities will continue from August 16 as part of mass training.
On Friday, August 19, before the fight, the two boxers will face each other for the last time in an official weight event. the famous American star “Ras” to get ready after everyone sees the fight in the Red Sea for the world heavyweight boxing title.
