Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Robert Garcia was all in for training one of boxing’s biggest heavyweight stars in Anthony Joshua ahead of the Londoner’s upcoming rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, on August 20 in Saudi Arabia.
Former WBO world champion Joseph Parker would back his good friend, Tyson Fury, to score a knockout of Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk.
Tyson Fury didn’t provide much of a glimpse into what’s in store for his boxing future other than that it will cost a king’s ransom to get him on board for the biggest heavyweight fight to be made.
Tyson Fury can only envision one scenario where Anthony Joshua can avenge his prior defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. It won’t come from his countryman’s union with renowned cornerman and former junior lightweight titlist Robert Garcia, according to the unbeaten lineal/WBC heavyweight champion. The best laid plan, as Fury views it, would be for the two most prominent British heavyweights to join forces in training camp.
Robert Garcia, the new trainer for Anthony Joshua, was not in agreement with the implemented strategy for last September's fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has officially departed from longtime broadcaster Sky Sports. On Monday, the boxer officially announced an exclusive long-term deal with streaming service DAZN.
Daniel Dubois won’t allow anyone to tell him that belts don’t matter. A fourth-round knockout of Trevor Bryan this past Saturday in Miami came with a secondary version of the WBA heavyweight title at stake. The belt is not regarded as a true world title but it does represent a golden ticket for London’s Dubois, now a mandatory challenger in waiting for the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch later this summer.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes a fight with Tyson Fury will always be there as a major event. Fury, in the aftermath of knocking out Dillian Whyte to retain the WBC title in April, expressed his desire to retire from the sport.
Kubrat Pulev is backing Oleksandr Usyk to score a knockout victory over Anthony Joshua in their upcoming rematch. The second encounter is expected to land on August 20 in Saudi Arabia.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is urging his countryman, Anthony Joshua, to use a "seek and destroy mentality" in the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua was outboxed over twelve rounds by Usyk last September.