ASA Heavyweight Champion Yevgeny Goncharov In a conversation with , he said he liked the British boxer’s fighting style. Antoine Joshua .
Joshua, a former WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion, has 28 wins and three losses. In June 2019, Joshua sensationally lost to Andy Ruiz, but got revenge in the next fight. In September 2021 and August 2022, Joshua lost to Oleksandr Usyk, first by unanimous decision and then by split decision.
— I want to have a boxing match. Rival? Yes, with anyone. It’s as real as it gets. I believe in my boxing, in my skills.
— Have you started watching more boxing matches?
– I prefer heavyweights. I know a lot of people. There are guys and I’m a fan of their work.
– For example?
– I like Joshua. It is clear that he has overcome the crisis. Now he is boxing directly. And now he is the person who could cause the maximum problems to Usik. In principle, in their second fight, it was clear that Joshua sometimes put Usyk to the test. And now I see that he has improved since that fight. It seems to me that Joshua would beat Usyk now.
— In September, Joshua will fight for the IBF belt with Daniel Dubois.
– Joshua will win! Dubois is a good boxer, but not at Joshua’s level.
— And one more question about the heavyweights. Will the table change in the rematch between Usik and Tyson Fury scheduled for December?
— In the rematch, it’s basically the same as in the first fight, which turned out to be a swing. First Usyk, then Fury and Tyson had such successes, then Usyk again… Equal chances. I think the rematch will be no less interesting,” Goncharov told .
Goncharov will meet Adam Bogatyrev in the heavyweight Grand Prix final on August 16 in Moscow at ACA 178. Goncharov has been preparing for his last five fights with former WBC Silver champion Dmitry Kudryashov.
Watch the live broadcast of the ASA 178 tournament on August 16 on (from 21:30 Moscow time) and Match! Fighter (from 19:30 Moscow time), as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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