- Anthony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko in a boxing brawl in April, 2017
- The British-Nigerian boxer is set to battle the Ukrainian in a much anticipated rematch
- The rematch is set to be staged at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on November 11, 2017
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua is set to battle Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a much anticipated rematch as the date and venue of the fight has been decided.
NAIJ.com reported that Joshua defeated Klitschko in April, 2017 at Wembley to win the IBF and WBA world heavyweight titles.
The much anticipated rematch is set to be staged at the T-Mobile Arena in the city of Las Vegas on November 11, 2017.
Anthony Joshua set to rematch Wladimir Klitschko on November 11. Photo: Sun Uk.
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NAIJ.com gathered that top boxing promoter Eddie Hearn traveled to Vegas with Freddie Cunningham, Joshua’s manager, and Frank Smith, Matchroom’s head of boxing, for talks with senior management at MGM Resorts.
Although Klitschko is yet to agree to the bout, Hearn believes the Ukrainian will be eager to have a final fight with Joshua in Las Vegas.
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NAIJ.com understands that an official announcement for the rematch is expected in the coming weeks.
Anthony Joshua. Photo: Sun UK.
Hearn said: “I’ve been in Vegas with AJ, officially applying for my Nevada boxing licence to promote there and that went well.
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“I met with the MGM and met with the T-Mobile Arena. Vegas is the front-runner and November 11 is the date that is pencilled in.
“It will probably take a couple of weeks to get everything over the line, but I believe Klitschko will take this fight and believe Vegas will be the one," he added.
NAIJ.com recently visited the family house of boxing king Anthony Joshua in Shagamu;