Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk rematch to air on Sky Sports in £25m deal
dailystar.co.ukAnthony Joshua's mega money rematch with Oleksandr Usyk with a £25.79m ($31m) offer.The broadcaster is hoping to finalise details with Saudi Arabia officials to be the lead broadcaster for the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight clash on August 20 in Jeddah.DAZN - who Joshua had recently signed a $100m (£83m) deal with - have submitted a higher bid. READ MORE: Derek Chisora was put on six-week sex ban by fellow pro so he was "fully loaded" But officials in the Middle East country prefer to go with Sky because of the exposure they will give the fight across their 24-hour news channel.
Sky will look to recoup the investment on Sky Sports Box Office.There are still some details to be ironed out, but an announcement is expected in the next 48 hours.The move would be a significant blow for streaming giant DAZN, who were desperate to make the fight a pay-per-view event in the UK.Will Anthony Joshua reclaim his heavyweight crown?
Give us your verdict in the comments section below.Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn already has an exclusive deal with the channel and negotiated his fighter's contract with them, too.But the rights of the Usyk rematch were sold as part of the $80m (£66m) deal to bring the fight to the Middle East state which gave Saudi full control of where it will be broadcast.DAZN will have the US rights to the fight, though.
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