The new world classic boxing heavyweight title unification match is almost certainly no longer a Tyson Fury vs Usyk match, because Anthony Joshua will interrupt.
Famous boxer, two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, was also present in Riyadh to witness the classic heavyweight title unification match Tyson Fury vs Usyk early Sunday morning, May 19. In the past, Joshua fought Usyk twice in 2021 and 2022 and both received defeat by points after 12 intense rounds.
The defeats against Usyk once caused Anthony Joshua to lose all important titles including the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring belts (along with the IBO belt) to his opponent. With these titles, Usyk entered the classic title unification match, defeating Tyson Fury to win the WBC title, thereby becoming the first heavyweight boxing “absolute champion” in a quarter of a century, since when Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in 1999 and was crowned.
However, Anthony Joshua has a chance to regain everything he lost. Even the prospect of the 34-year-old British boxer interrupting Tyson Fury vs Usyk to participate in the next classic heavyweight title unification match is predicted to be very positive.
To be exact, the rematch, Fury vs Usyk 2, will almost certainly take place in mid-October this year because both sides have declared they are ready to activate the rematch clause. But it won’t be “classic belt unification match episode 2”.
Due to preparing for a rematch with Fury, Usyk was unable to defend the IBF heavyweight title. Therefore, on June 1, the boxer ranked No. 1 on the IBF rankings, Filip Hrgovic, will fight with Daniel Dubois and that will be a match for the IBF belt that Usyk was forced to leave behind.
More interestingly, right after the climactic fight between Hrgovic and Dubois, the winner – the new IBF heavyweight champion – will not have much time to celebrate but must rush into training to prepare for the next match. continue with… Anthony Joshua.
That exact match was confirmed a few days ago by Turki Alalshikh, head of the Saudi Arabia Entertainment Department, the “new tycoon” of world boxing.
Turki Alalshikh even confirmed that the top fight match Anthony Joshua vs Hrgovic/Dubois will take place on the third weekend of September, with the venue being the legendary Wembley Stadium, where Joshua once had victories to win. life and became the world heavyweight boxing champion.
Thus, the smoothest scenario is that Anthony Joshua regains the IBF title in September. Then he once again sits and shakes his legs as an audience to witness the rematch of Tyson Fury vs Usyk in mid-October, to see who will win. will own the remaining prestigious belts.
And Anthony Joshua’s first match of the new year 2025 will be a summit confrontation with the winner of the Fury-Usyk 2 fight. At that time, it could completely be another classic belt unification match that the world boxing really wants to see it, because currently Joshua is still considered a big name on par with Fury and Usyk.
