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Deontay Wilder backs Oleksandr Usyk to beat Anthony Joshua in their Saudi Arabia rematch... while Tyson Fury claims the Ukrainian boxer is 'too smart and quick' for AJ

Deontay Wilder has backed Oleksandr Usyk to beat Anthony Joshua in their rematch at the Jeddah Super Dome on August 20.

Joshua is due to face Usyk for a second time this year after losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on an unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September last year.

Wilder has backed Usyk to beat Joshua against - despite the fact AJ has freshened up his training team, parting company with former coach Robert McCracken and joining forces with new esteemed cornerman Robert Garcia.