The second fight between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) stated that going to knock out WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA title holder Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13).
“My mindset in the first fight was to outbox my opponent. Then I wanted to outbox my opponent, and on Saturday I want to knock him out.”
“I used to focus more on different things in my career, like having the best jab, throwing punches and not getting hit back. But now I don’t care how good my jab is. I have to focus on the aggressive aspect and the competitive spirit. I don’t care how good my opponent is – my competitive spirit will overcome all obstacles.”
Earlier, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, also said that his ward would knock out Usyk in a rematch.
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The second fight between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia.
In Ukraine, the rematch between Usyk and Joshua will be broadcast by the MEGOGO media service and the 2+2 TV channel. Oleksandr personally purchased the rights to broadcast his fight with AJ in order to transfer them to Ukrainian broadcasters for free.
Last fall, Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision to become world heavyweight champion for the first time.
Source: Sportarena
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