Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
This coming Saturday, heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua will have a new man in his corner - veteran trainer Robert Garcia. Joshua was trained for all of his previous fights by Robert McCracken. The two parted ways earlier this year.
Anthony Joshua has taken Tyson Fury’s latest retirement proclamation about as seriously as most people who follow boxing. Joshua is certain that a victory over Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch Saturday night would lure Fury back to the negotiating table for what would be billed as the biggest fight in British boxing history. If the huge heavyweight regains his IBF, IBO, WBA
Deontay Wilder is a prime player once again in the heavyweight picture. Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) will return to the ring following back-to-back losses to Tyson Fury to take on former sparring partner Robert Helenius at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 15 to headline a FOX pay-per-view.
There was a ripple of excitement when the champ walked into the Said Airlines Club in Jeddah where this week’s open workout was held, but it was not Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua that were making people turn their heads, but Evander Holyfield.
Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has rejected the idea of retirement in the event he loses on Saturday night in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
By Cliff Rold - Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (DAZN, 1 PM EST), a fighter who has done almost everything will try to repeat the victory that brought him one fight from the pinnacle of boxing.
Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk Final Press Conference Photos - We are only a few days away from one of the biggest heavyweight rematches in the history of the sport, as WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will collide with Anthony Joshua in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Oleksandr Usyk says he is expecting Saturday’s world heavyweight clash against Anthony Joshua in Jeddah to be a continuation of their first fight that the Ukrainian won in London.
Alexander Krassyuk isn’t convinced that Oleksandr Usyk beefed up unnecessarily for his rematch against Anthony Joshua. Widely circulated video clips in recent weeks appeared to show that Ukraine’s Usyk, the former undisputed champion at cruiserweight and current unified heavyweight champion, had gained considerably more muscle mass since his victory over Joshua in their heavyweight title bout last September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Oleksandr Usyk says soldiers fighting on the Ukrainian front line against Russia have been messaging him, saying they are praying for him to win his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday.