By Victor Kanayo
Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua is changing gloves for his highly anticipated world heavyweight title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
The two heavyweights meet again in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, August 20, 2022 with the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles up for grabs.
Usyk, 35, beat Joshua, 32, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September by unanimous decision.
However, this time round, Joshua will wear heavy-hitting Grant gloves instead of Rival – hinting he could be going for a knockout.
This fight is being billed as ‘The Rage on the Red Sea’.
It will be held in the indoor arena at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is two hours ahead of the United Kingdom.
The extended undercard is set to begin from 3.30pm UK time, with a number of preliminary bouts for those in attendance before radio and TV coverage begins.
The main event ring walks are expected at around 10pm-10.30pm with promoters Matchroom confirming the first bell is set to sound at 10:54pm in the UK, which is gone midnight local time.
In Nigeria, fans will be able to hook up as from few minutes before 12 midnight.
