Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk may yet be staged in the United Kingdom, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
Usyk outclassed Joshua to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September, inflicting just a second professional defeat on his opponent.
Joshua activated his rematch clause, but plans for a second bout were thrown into doubt after Usyk returned to Ukraine to defend his homeland following the Russian invasion.
However, Usyk has now started preparing for the rematch, which his promoter Alexander Krassyuk recently revealed looked set to be staged in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on weekend, though, Hearn said venues in the UK are still being considered, with an announcement due to be made later this month.
“We’re in final negotiations for a couple of sites for either the end of June or early-to-mid-July,” Hearn said.
“I reckon within two weeks we’ll have some news in terms of where that’s going to be.
“An option is in the UK. The difference is, we don’t really need negotiations with a venue in the UK, we just book it.”
