Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua made a curious admission just days before he’s set to challenge Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch Saturday at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia.
It probably doesn’t do to pay too much attention to what a boxer says when discussing upcoming fights, but if Oleksandr Usyk is as good as his word, he is looking to finish off Anthony Joshua pretty quickly in their rematch.
Heavyweight great Evander Holyfield believes Anthony Joshua must make wholesale changes to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight title unification rematch this Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Trainer Robert Garcia wants Anthony Joshua to pursue the middle course in his upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. London’s Joshua was criticized last September for failing to be more aggressive against Ukraine’s Usyk, a former cruiserweight and current unified heavyweight champion. Joshua himself has acknowledged the need to fight more assertively against Usyk and went out and hired Garcia, the California native and former fighter who is regarded as an offensive-minded coach.
Anthony Joshua is not one to shirk a challenge and he’s now the underdog in the biggest fight of his life, when he challenges Oleksandr Usyk for his old heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia tonight.
Oleksandr Usyk expects to repeat the script and score a win when he takes on Anthony Joshua in a rematch, but he doesn’t expect to beat the same version of the Brit.
Anthony Joshua admits that he has been feeling nervous prior to his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, the match he says is the most high-pressure fight of his career.
By Cliff Rold - A memorable heavyweight generation gets its latest big chapter on Saturday (DAZN, 1 PM EST) with a sequel of one of 2021’s biggest bouts. In movies, exceptional sequels stand out because they feel like there are less of them. Successful franchises build by
The options might be different for Anthony Joshua if he comes up short against Oleksandr Usyk for the second time on Saturday, but promoter Eddie Hearn does not see a scenario where he believes Joshua should retire.
Usyk, Joshua Rematch Photos Gallery - By Ron Lewis - Anthony Joshua had a 23-pound weight advantage over champion Oleksandr Usyk at Friday’s weigh-in for their WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight title clash at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah. (photos by Mark Robinson)