It’s almost fight night with just 3 days to go at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London where unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua will put his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles on the line against the undefeated and former Cruiserweight undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The wait is almost over and to be honest, Oleksandr Usyk must never be underrated, not even an underdog in this fight. The fight is a 50-50 for both heavyweight giants and looks destined for it to travel full length with the winner to be determined on points.
Nevertheless, both fighters needs to be cautious not to make cheap mistakes, else suffer a knockout. Stamina to go full length will be a big factor for whoever wants to win the titles come fight night in North London.
The fight will also feature very interesting fights on the cards; the WBO Cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13KOs) will defend his title against Dilan Prasovic in an all undefeated affair. Romanian Maxim Prodan (19-0-1,15KOs) will face Albanian Florian Marku (8-0-1, 6KOs) for the IBF International Welterweight title. Christopher Ousley will challenge Khasan Baysangurov for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Middle title.
Also on the card, Liverpool born Callum Smith (27-1, 19KOs) will face Lenin Castilo (21-3-1, 16KOs) in a 10 round light heavyweight contest. Campbell Hatton faces Sonni Martinez in a 6 round light contest and finally, Daniel Lapin faces Pawel Martyniuk in another 6 rounds light heavy contest.
Over 60,000 fans are expected to be at the stadium. In the UK, Joshua vs Usyk is available to watch via pay-per-view on Sky Sports Box Office at a cost of £24.95 while others that have purchased the fight can also watch live online via the downloadable player or Sky Sports Box Office app.
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