Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua isn’t the least bit concerned about whether he’ll assume an unfamiliar role of underdog when he fights Oleksandr Usyk again. The former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion is focused much more on applying the lessons that he learned from his 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Usyk
Former undisputed junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor was blown away by Saturday's performance from Oleksandr Uysk. In 2018, Usyk became the undisputed world champion in the cruiserweight division when he easily outboxed Murat Gassiev over twelve rounds in the final bout of the first season of the World Boxing Super Series tournament.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. expects Anthony Joshua to bounce back stronger than ever after last Saturday's defeat at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Joshua was outboxed over twelve rounds by mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk, who walked away with the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I read somewhere that we shouldn’t write Anthony Joshua off just yet. That because he’s a big, athletic guy that he can still be a heavyweight elite. All he’s got to do, the piece insisted, was simply change his entire in-ring persona. Stop being a gentleman. Turn into a tenacious, chip-on-shoulder monster.
On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Oleksandr Usyk became one of the few fighters to rise from the cruiserweight division to capture a heavyweight title.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. is not in favor of a full division unification between heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The plan for was for Fury and Anthony Joshua to unify their titles in the first quarter of 2022.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthony Joshua would be making a big mistake by moving forward with a direct rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Anthony Joshua figured out a way to return to prominence the last time he was in his position. The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and two-time, unified WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist once again found himself as a former champ following a twelve-round, unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13KOs).
Eddie Hearn considers only one boxer more deserving of the top spot on pound-for-pound lists than Oleksandr Usyk. After watching from ringside as Usyk out-classed Anthony Joshua in their 12-round heavyweight title fight Saturday night, Hearn moved Usyk up to the second position on his list. Hearn mentioned only four-division champion Canelo Alvarez, with whom Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing has a promotional partnership, ahead of Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk says he wants to unify all four belts at heavyweight after his rematch with Anthony Joshua, which he wants to be held in Ukraine.