Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard confirmed with Lawrence Okolie, Callum Smith and Campbell Hatton in action

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard confirmed with Lawrence Okolie, Callum Smith and Campbell Hatton in action

Metro.co.uk - Sport·2021-08-26 07:00

The undercard for Joshua vs Usyk is has been revealed (Picture: Getty)

Lawrence Okolie, Callum Smith and Campbell Hatton will be among those fighting on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard in September.

Joshua is set to defend his IBF, WBO and WBA (Super) heavyweight titles against the undefeated Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 24 September.

There will be another world title on the line that night with Okolie making the first defence of his WBO cruiserweight title against mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic.

Okolie won the belt in dominant fashion in March, stopping Krzysztof Glowacki in six rounds at Wembley Arena.

Smith meanwhile will make his light-heavyweight debut against Lenin Castillo.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗝 𝘃𝘀. 𝗨𝘀𝘆𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 🌩️ pic.twitter.com/LM9zv56EfY

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 25, 2021

The Liverpudlian suffered the first defeat of his professional career last December against pound-for-pound great Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, losing his WBA (Super) super-middleweight title in the process.

He moves up to 175lbs to begin his campaign in a division that also includes close friend Callum Johnson, in addition to other British stars Joshua Buatsi, Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde.

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