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  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s Heavyweight championship rematch between undefeated unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk and former two-time Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua took place earlier today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The champion weighed in at 221 1/2lbs. Joshua meanwhile weighed in at 244lbs., which is four pounds heavier than what he weighed when the two met in their first encounter in London, England last September where Usyk scored a twelve round unanimous decision to win the unified world championship.   As was the case in the first bout between the two, the rematch is scheduled for twelve rounds.   *Weights for bouts on the undercard are unavailable as of this writing.     Usyk vs. Joshua II takes place on Saturday, August 20th at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The fight can be seen globally in 190 countries including the United States and Canada on digital subscription sports streaming network DA...

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s World Heavyweight championship fight between unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua and undefeated WBO number one Heavyweight contender and former Undisputed world Cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk took place earlier today in London, England. Official weights for the entire card, which will be broadcast globally by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN and by Sky Sports Box Office Pay-Per-View in the United Kingdom and Ireland are below.   Main Event: Unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.   Anthony Joshua (Champion) 240lbs. vs. Oleksandr Usyk (Challenger) 221 1/4lbs.   WBO Cruiserweight world championship – 12Rds.   Lawrence Okolie (Champion) 199 lbs. vs. Dilan Prasovic 200lbs.   Light-Heavyweight – 10Rds.   Callum Smith 175lbs. vs. Lenin Castillo 175lbs.   Welterweight – 10Rds.   Maxim Prodan 146 3/4...

  If there is one thing that almost anyone with an interest in Boxing, the sport known as the sweet science can agree on, it is that one of the things that make it so appealing is the element of the unknown. The element that not only can a fight end at any given moment, but also the anticipation of a fight where there is a legitimate sense of not knowing what the outcome is likely to be amongst both fans and experts alike.   One such meeting will take place on Saturday, September 25 th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England where two-time unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make the second defense of his second reign as champion against undefeated former Undisputed Cruiserweight world champion and current WBO number one Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds that can be seen globally on digital subscription-based sports streaming network DAZN and on Sky Sports Box Office Pay-Per-View in the Unit...