According to the promoter, the Englishman should have held an intermediate match
Promoter Alexander Krasyuk suggested that Anthony Joshua was not happy when he found out about the readiness Oleksandr Usyk take revenge, despite the war in Ukraine.
The second fight between Usyk and Joshua is due on July 23rd. The first ended with a confident victory on points for the Ukrainian, who took away the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight championship belts from his opponent.
“Publicly, of course, Joshua was delighted because there was clarity. At the beginning of the war, it was not clear whether the next battle with Usyk or an intermediate duel would be. When it turned out that Usyk would be able to fight, for Joshua it was already clear. But this is the realization that he is forced to take revenge on the guy who beat him in 12 rounds, ”said Krasyuk.
“This is a difficult challenge for Joshua. So I don’t think he was extremely happy that the next fight would be with Usyk.”
“We know that Joshua has changed the coaching staff, the whole approach to the training process. We see his statements that for the first time in his life he is working on a plan for a duel. For these changes not only to occur, but also to bring results, time is needed. It is necessary to consolidate this with practical work, therefore, it would probably be in his interests to conduct an intermediate battle. But we have what we have, and we expect the fight to take place on July 23rd.”
Krasyuk also expressed confidence that Tyson Fury would not end his career in the near future, but would fight for the title of absolute world champion with the winner of the Usyk-Joshua rematch.
Source: Sportarena
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