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Anthony Joshua's rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.Intense heat in Saudi Arabia meant the mat had grown slippery throughout the event, with temperatures in Jeddah still around 32 degrees Celsius come the main event. The previous bout had seen Filip Hrgovic and Zhilei Zhang go the distance, which didn't help the matter.And with Joshua and Usyk coming out all guns blazing for their second bout, the surface under their feet only worsened as the rounds went by.

Anthony Joshua with many hailing it as ‘the worst atmosphere ever’ in Saudi Arabia. Back in April, promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he wanted the fight to go ahead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - where their September bout was fought - as he believed a home crowd in London could inspire Joshua to victory.

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk II.The former world champion was almost unrecognisable from his featherweight days as he took in the undercard action in Saudi Arabia. He's rarely been in the public eye since his 2002 retirement but did appear in the promotional video for the fight to deliver the line "It’s all going down in Jeddah" in Arabic.

Anthony Joshua’s long-awaited rematch against Oleksandr Usyk takes place this evening with the British heavyweight out to reclaim his titles.

Ring girls are as much a part of boxing as the two fighters slugging it out inside the ring, but they will conspicuous by their absence when Anthony Joshua takes on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.Due to strict laws concerning female attire in the Arabian Peninsula, there will be no ring girls for the duo's heavyweight rematch in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, much to the disappointment of boxing fans. But here at Daily Star Sport , we're not ones to disappoint.

Usyk stunned Joshua on a number of occasions and was simply too fast for the Brit, landing a number of impressive hits to win unanimously on points. Joshua will look to reclaim his titles when he faces the Ukrainian at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia on August 20.

Anthony Joshua in their rematch in Saudi Arabia later this month. Back in September, Joshua was comfortably outclassed as the Ukrainian took his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF world titles in front of 65,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Anthony Joshua. After knocking out Dillian Whyte in April at Wembley Stadium, Fury announced his retirement but the 33-year-old has reportedly continued to train twice a day and remains the WBC champion. The Gypsy King is considered the best heavyweight in the division and arguably of the generation after defeating the likes of Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder, with his epic grudge trilogy against the American captivating the boxing world.

With Anthony Joshua hoping to avenge his September defeat by Oleksandry Usyk in their rematch later this month, David Haye has said that Joshua must bring more physicality to the point where he may risk disqualification.

Eddie Hall has a seemingly more powerful punch than Anthony Joshua after blitzing the two-time world heavyweight champion on the arcade punchbag. Hall, 34, punched the lights off the traditional amusement game at the 2021 Arnold Sports Festival, when the Muscle and Health Stand were partaking in a competition to see who could record the highest score.

READ MORE: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk rematch to air on Sky Sports in £25m dealBut any chance of Usyk getting complacent seem to have vanished with the world champion preparing with brutal sparring sessions with the likes of Kazakhstan unbeaten heavyweight Nursultan Amanzholov."He [Amanzholov] says there are days when Usyk goes to war with him. It's not easy to hurt to Nursultan but he's been on the receiving end a few times.

Joe Biden pushed back against criticism of his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, telling reporters that he raised the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi “at the top” of their meeting.

READ MORE: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk rematch to air on Sky Sports in £25m dealBut the power play by the broadcaster was not just about making money. It was about trying to striking a blow against Hearn and DAZN, and landing a fight which will draw in up to 1m viewers.Hearn had just orchestrated a £100m deal for Joshua to sign with DAZN in the UK and leave Sky.But a week earlier, he had completed the site fee agreement worth £68m with Saudi to stage the fight in Jeddah.

Anthony 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.

Anthony Joshua he can’t get the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk as badly wrong as he got their first fight.And the former world heavyweight champion has cast doubt over the Watford warrior’s future in the sport if he loses again. Joshua, 32, lost the WBA, IBF and WBO titles when he was outpointed by Usyk last September in London.The pair are set for a rematch on August 20 in Saudi Arabia and AJ has ditched trainer Rob McCracken for new coach Robert Garcia.

Anthony Joshua has labelled himself the ‘comeback king’ ahead of his anticipated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia next month.Back in September, Joshua was comfortably outclassed as the Ukrainian took his WBA, WBO and IBF world titles in front of 65,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk stunned Joshua on a number of occasions and was simply too fast for the Brit, landing a number of impressive hits to win unanimously on points.

We now finally have a date to look forward to with the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk now having been confirmed to be taking place in August with Saudi Arabia as the venue for the mammoth heavyweight clash.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAnthology film “Quareer,” by five young female Saudi directors, has emerged as the big winner at the eighth edition of the Saudi Film Festival, which is the country’s oldest film event. “Quareer” consists of five segments depicting women taking risks to carve out their own spaces, and explores themes of abandonment, neglect, control, abuse and shame in Saudi’s now changing conservative society. The film scored five prizes in total at the festival, including the Golden Palm Tree for best film and the prize for best director(s), which collectively went to filmmakers Ragheed Al Nahdi, Norah Almowald, Ruba Khafagy, Fatma Alhazmi and Noor Alameer.Additionally, “Quareer,” which had premiered last December at Saudi’s Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, also scored awards for best cinematography, best script and best score.

Anthony Joshua is still waiting on a date for his clash with Oleksandr Usyk with the rematch now looking set for August.The WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight duel is at least closer to a venue with the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia looking the favourite to host. Promoter Eddie Hearn insists the July 23 date is not dead yet but with time ticking down he admits it is likely the bout is pushed back to August.Hearn said: “There is the potential to be pushed back a couple of weeks. It’s being discussed, with both sides.

Anthony Joshua ’s much-anticipated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Fans have already started reacting angrily to news the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight championship is heading to the Middle East. Joshua already fought in Saudi when he outpointed Andy Ruiz to become a two-time world champion by getting revenge against the Mexican-American.But Amnesty International was vocal about Joshua fighting in Saudi Arabia back then owing to human rights issues in the country.

Anthony Joshua's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk reportedly scheduled to take place in the Jeddah Super Dome.This time the finger of blame is being pointed at Usyk’s team. Apparently, they’re the ones driving the rematch with Joshua towards the Middle East country because of the money on offer there. But Joshua himself has already taken the dough from Saudi when he faced Andy Ruiz Jnr there back in December 2019.