Organisers confirmed the immediate rematch.
The Last Stylebender dominated the three rounds out of the previous four rounds, before blowing it away with just two minutes remaining.
Joshua was defeated by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk on a surprise split points decision after 12 hard rounds to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight boxing belts in Jeddah.
“Champs f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance!!,” Usman tweeted.
Mohammed moves to 9-2 in his career and it remains to be seen what comes next as he has now earned a UFC contract.
The historic event was held in Lagos on Friday.
NiDCOM has applauded Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman for retaining his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title in a unanimous decision.
“First time in my career, and it’s in front of all my people, my family and my friends, so it hurts,” Usman’s opponent Masvidal said after the fight.
