The two British heavyweights will face off on 11 December but it is years after negotiations first started and neither is in their prime

Oleksandr Usyk's WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight title victory over Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London not only made him a two-weight world champion and one of the hottest commodities in the fight game today, but also saw him enjoy a huge rise up DAZN's men's pound-for-pound boxing rankings in the month of September.

Anthony Joshua’s journey began with serious trouble, a spell on remand and an electronic tag before boxing gave him a new direction. His mother, Yeta Odusanya, stayed central to his life as he became an Olympic champion and heavyweight star.