Oleksandr Usyk bests Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain heavyweight titles
Oleksandr Usyk retained his three heavyweight titles with a split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua in their rematch on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Oleksandr Usyk retained his three heavyweight titles with a split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua in their rematch on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tyson Fury has agreed with Mike Tyson in his prediction of the outcome of Anthony Joshua's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk tonight. Joshua will hope to reclaim his titles and avenge his defeat to the dangerous Ukrainian.
In the months following his defeat Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua conceded ‘there were too many voices’ in his corner of the ring that fateful night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
At this point Robert Garcia is no stranger to boxing’s biggest stages. As a fighter, the southern California native captured the IBF junior lightweight title and defended it twice before finding his true calling as a cornerman, where he’s trained no fewer than 14 world champions over more than two decades out of his flagship gym in the coastal town of Oxnard, some 60 miles north-west of Los Angeles.
The weather in Jeddah is seasonably hot. Temperatures in the mid-to-high-30s and high levels of humidity have made Saudi Arabia’s city by the Red Sea a stifling place to be this week for those not used to such conditions. And for one visitor in particular it could be proving too much given he already has other reasons for feeling the heat.
Anthony Joshua faces Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday with the aim of seizing back the WBA, IBF and WBO belts he lost to his rival last September.
Anthony Joshua‘s trainer Robert Garcia has predicted his star pupil will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch to hand the Ukrainian his first professional loss.
Anthony Joshua has described his fight with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday in Saudi Arabia as a «must win” bout, as he looks to become a three-time world champion. Joshua remained reserved and respectful during their press conference on Wednesday, a continuation of the attitude both fighters showed in the build-up to their first fight, which was won by Usyk in September 2021. Usyk is defending his IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles.