Eddie Hearn details hour-long call with Anthony Joshua after Oleksandr Usyk loss

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed all about his one-hour phone call conversation with Anthony Joshua after the Brit suffered a second successive loss for the first time in his professional career.

AJ was looking for revenge in Saudi Arabia last weekend when he took on Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, but unfortunately for the two-time heavyweight champion, he was unsuccessful in his quest.

After 12 gruelling rounds, it was Usyk who had his arm raised via split decision, retaining his heavyweight straps in the process.

Despite putting in arguably a better performance than the first fight, Joshua still fell short and still couldn’t get the better of Usyk, who has now defeated him twice.

In the aftermath of the fight, it was very apparent that AJ was devastated and heartbroken with the result, and with himself.

He threw two belts out of the ring before grabbing the microphone and letting his emotions get the better of him.

The Brit has since apologised for his actions post-fight, admitting he let the moment get to him.

I wish @usykaa continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ. Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts! I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me. pic.twitter.com/onnUAALm3R

I’ll be the first to admit, I let my self down. I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.I love this sport so so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect

Now, Joshua’s promoter Hearn has revealed the two had an hour-long phone call after the fight, where the latter had to remind the former just how successful he has been in his professional boxing career.

As per The