Nine years after sharing an Olympic stage in London, England, unified Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and former undisputed Cruiserweight roost ruler, Oleksandr Usyk, will duke it out inside Tottenham Hotspur Arena for three of the four major titles.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of today’s main event below. The DAZN broadcast (watch it here) kicks off at 1 p.m. ET, with Joshua and Usyk likely making the walk closer to 5 p.m. ET.
In addition to claiming the WBO, IBF and WBA “Super” titles, whoever wins the main event will most likely move on to an undisputed title fight with either Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. It’s no exaggeration to call this one of the most important Heavyweight bouts of 2021.
In other championship action, Lawrence Okolie defends his WBO cruiserweight belt against mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic, while former WBA Super Middleweight Champion Callum Smith tries his hand at Light Heavyweight against Lenin Castillo.
Joshua Vs. Usyk Quick Results:
Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk
Lawrence Okolie vs. Dilan Prasovic — Okolie def. Prasovic by KO at 1:57 of Round Three
Callum Smith vs. Lenin Castillo — Smith def. Castillo by KO at 0:55 of Round Two
Maxim Prodan vs. Florian Marku — Marku def. Prodan by split decision (91-99, 97-93, 96-94)
Christopher Ousley vs. Khasan Baysangurov
Campbell Hatton vs. Sonny Martinez — Hatton def. Martinez by referee decision (58-57)
Joshua Vs. Usyk Round-By-Round Updates:
WBO/IBF/WBA “Super” Heavyweight Championship: Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk
Round one: Usyk pops him with an early left and jab. Very active with the feints. Joshua with a straight right. Both feinting with the lead hand, then Joshua follows up with a sweeping right. Halfway through. Usyk to the body. Clean left upstairs, best punch of the fight. 1-2 just misses. Usyk circling, avoids a pair of shots. Body shot connects. Very good movement so far, not letting Joshua sit down on anything. Another clean left cross by the challenger. 10-9 Usyk.
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