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EXCLUSIVE: Sky Sports chief Adam Smith DEFENDS British record £26.95 price for Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua II as he names it 'biggest fight of the year'... and he confirms interest in keeping the Ukrainian on Sky

Daily Mail | August 20, 2022

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Sky Sports chief Adam Smith has defended the British record £26.95 pay-per-view price for Anthony Joshua's crucial rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

The heavyweight protagonists square off on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, 11 months after Usyk claimed a stunning unanimous decision win over Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The pair's first encounter, which was also on Sky Sports Box Office, cost viewers £24.95, with a £2 increase implemented for the rematch.

Anthony Joshua (right) and Oleksandr Usyk (left) square off for a second time on Saturday
The fight will be shown on Sky Sports Box Office for a record u00a326.95, a price that has received backlash from the fans

The price was met with backlash from the fans upon its announcement late in July, in what will be Joshua's final outing on Sky having signed a big-money, exclusive deal with DAZN.

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