Edwards scored a majority decision win on the judges’ scorecards after knocking out Usman with a head kick in the fifth-round.
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.
