Latest Odds for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk Ahead of Fight Night on September 25th
By Dylan Bowker in Boxing
Published:
- Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk kicks off at 1 PM EST, with the main event expected for 5 PM EST on Saturday, September 25th, 2021
- Who is favored now, and how will odds move throughout fight week?
- Check out the fight odds, analysis, and predictions below
The latest odds for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk are now circulating around just a few days out from fight night.
This heavyweight championship clash goes down on Saturday, September 25th, 2021 from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. The broadcast transpires on DAZN, and the defending champion Joshua is currently favored over the surging contender Usyk.
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk Odds
| Fighter | Odds at DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Â Anthony Joshua | -265 |
| Oleksandr Usyk | +210 |
Odds as of September 20th
The IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight crowns are up for grabs in this intriguing prizefight.
Between a warrior in Joshua who is fairly familiar with those belts now and Usyk the former undisputed cruiserweight champion who looks to ascend towards a rarified air of pugilism.
Anthony Joshua Switching Opponents
The timeline leading into this contest was more than a bit tumultuous.
Anthony Joshua was originally slated to face WBC/lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in a reported pair of title unification bouts.
But an arbitration scrapped that prizefight as Deontay Wilder’s team got the decided outcome in netting a third fight against Fury. A trilogy bout which has been set for the Fall.
Despite the shuffling around of opponents, Joshua maintains the adaptability and composure of someone who has fought the very best of his generation.
The hope among many sweet science junkies is that the respective winners of Joshua vs Usyk and Fury vs Wilder III will meet up in a title unification bout sometime during the first half of 2022.
Standing in AJ’s way though is a crafty southpaw who is also unbeaten as a professional across multiple weight classes.
Oleksandr Usyk is the number one contender with the WBO and aims to play the role of spoiler to those daydreaming about Joshua vs Fury in 2022.
Oleksandr Usyk’s Chance to Join Elite Company
For Usyk, many saw him as someone who could enter a space in the sport that only two men have occupied previously. That tier of undisputed cruiserweight champions that have garnered a heavyweight crown, which features Evander Holyfield and David Haye.
In saying that though, I think the present odds for this Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk bout are fair.
While he hasn’t tasted defeat in his heavyweight transition, the performances of Usyk have been described as kind of uninspired by some. At least as compared to the magnitude of expectations that led to him switching weight categories in the first place.
In the end, I feel like there is value in going with Joshua now. I feel like as the days tick away, AJ will steadily become an incrementally more sizeable favorite.
Some of the rhetoric from Usyk’s team is that he has finally settled into this larger weight division and now has more of a normative heavyweight frame/ability to express physicality.
That being said, I don’t think Usyk has the kind of stylistic proclivities that meld well with Joshua’s approach. Anyone looking to bet on AJ should capitalize ASAP.
If you’re leaning towards the defending champion, capitalize on the latest odds for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk.
Sports Writer
A part-time writer and full-time broadcaster, Dylan has hosted MMA talk shows Lights Out and Pure Fight Radio with featured guests like Jens Pulver, Roy Nelson, Miesha Tate, and covered some of the biggest MMA promotions like Rumble in the Cage, Unified MMA, and King of the Cage.
