Joshua, Whyte set for Aug. 12 rematch

Heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte agreed to a rematch Aug. 12 at the O2 Arena in London.

If Joshua beats Whyte, the bout could serve as a prelude to a fight with Deontay Wilder, according to ESPN's Mike Coppinger.

Joshua defeated Whyte via seventh-round TKO in their first meeting in 2015. It was Whyte's first loss of his career.

Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) took down Jermaine Franklin via unanimous decision in his last fight in April. The victory came after consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua is just 3-3 over his past six fights.

Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) has been idle since defeating Franklin via majority decision last November.