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Robert Hynes

Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua press conference live stream from Saudi Arabia

Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will come face to face in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for the final press conference ahead of their rematch this weekend.

The press conference is scheduled to start at 2pm Irish time and you can watch it live on the video at the top of this article.

Eddie Hearn will host today's event and the Matchroom boss believes Joshua is thriving on his underdog status heading into Saturday’s heavyweight rematch.

READ MORE: Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua 2 fight start time, TV and stream information, undercard and more

He said: “The pressure’s off. I know he must win, but now he’s the underdog and people aren’t expecting him to win.

“He’s had to carry British boxing on his shoulders for years and years and that pressure has got to him. It’s arduous.

“People see this guy with belts, fame and money and just presume that’s a great life. But on the other foot, he’s also a young man who just wants to chill out and play football with his mates in the park, go for a coffee and do all these normal things he’s not able to do.

“It may not be as pleasing, exciting or entertaining, or provide as much happiness, as you might think. And he’s felt a lot of that pressure over the years because it’s a bubble he lives in.”

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