The WBO, WBA, and IBF champion, Oleksandr Usyk, will be defending his belts today (August 20th) in Saudi Arabia in a rematch with the man he took the titles from, Anthony Joshua. Let’s go see what the odds have to say about this.
Back in 2021, Anthony Joshua was holding the gold, and was a -250 betting favorite while his challenger, Oleksandr Usyk, was a +225 underdog. Usyk went on to upset Joshua by way of unanimous decision (117-112, 116-112, 115-113) to become the new unified heavyweight king.
Fast forward to present day, and the betting odds tell a very different story.