Oleksandr Usyk confirms Anthony Joshua rematch and he will leave Ukraine to prepare

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Anthony Joshua in a rematch and will leave Ukraine in order to start preparing for the fight. The rematch had been thrown into doubt last month as Usyk returned to his homeland in order to lend his services to the fight against the Russian invasion.However, Usyk has now announced his intention to fulfil the rematch clause in his contract following their first meeting back in September, which he won via unanimous decision.Plans are now being put in place to officially announce a rematch between Usyk and Joshua, with hopes for a bout in June.Speaking in an Instagram post, Usyk said: “I decided to start preparing for a rematch with Anthony Joshua, a large number of my friends support me, all the rest of the good and peace, Thank God for everything.”The 35-year-old uploaded a short clip for his fans, in which he explained he will be leaving Ukraine in order to begin his preparations to fight Joshua for a second time.Usyk has reportedly been granted leave in order to depart Ukraine, having returned to the country to join the Kyiv Territorial Defence force and fight the Russian invasion.His return to Ukraine had thrown the original plans for a rematch into doubt, with a date in May having previously been drawn up for the pair to meet.Who would win a rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua?

Let us know in the comments section below.Joshua even started shortlisting potential alternative opponents in order to return to the ring following the second defeat of his professional career.The British fighter is instead now set to be given the chance to reclaim his world title belts from Usyk later this year, after surrendering the IBF, WBO and WBA super world titles in the September defeat.There is also potential for the.