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Richard Riakporhe hopes to make giant strides towards proving he is the best cruiserweight in the world when he faces Italy’s Fabio Turchi in an IBF eliminator at Wembley tonight. But he still has some convincing that he is the best in Britain.
The highly anticipated heavyweight title unification rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will take place in August, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
During a recent interview, Oleksandr Usyk explained that Tyson Fury has the right attributes to defeat his British rival, Anthony Joshua. Last September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles.
Robert Garcia is salivating at the thought of adding another upset special to his résumé. The well-regarded Mexican American trainer from Riverside, California, recently linked up with former heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua to help prepare the Londoner for his upcoming rematch against WBO, WBA, and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk later this summer.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is pleased with his boxer's decision to add Robert Garcia to the training team. Last September, Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles.
Anthony Joshua will have a renowned voice in his corner for his upcoming heavyweight title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. The London-based Joshua confirmed that he will be working with veteran trainer Robert Garcia of Riverside, California, to prepare for his heavyweight clash with WBO, WBA, and IBF champion Usyk later this summer. The two fighters are projected to fight in Saudi Arabia, possibly on July 23, although recent reports suggest the fight could take place as late as the middle of August.
Eddie Hearn has no intention of letting his star heavyweight charge move off his typical fighting schedule. Anthony Joshua, the former unified heavyweight champion from London, has fought mostly twice a year going back to 2017. His activity, however, has dimmed in the past couple of years mostly because of the global coronavirus pandemic. He fought only once in 2020, against Kubrat Pulev, and last year, against Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Anthony Joshua is slated to face Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch on July 23 in the Middle East. In September, Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) lost for the second time in his career when he dropped his WBO, WBA, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles to Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in a unanimous decision.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum expects WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to delay a final decision on his boxing future until the outcome of the upcoming rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.
IBF, WBA, IBO, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is going to have top level sparring in his training camp, as he is bringing in the always dangerous Martin Bakole.