The Ukrainian fondly remembers the first fight with the British boxer.
The owner of the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles, Oleksandr Usyk, spoke about the confrontation with Anthony Joshua.
According to the Ukrainian boxer, he is glad that he won the first fight.
“To experience what I went through, you have to step into the ring at least once or do something very difficult. Winning the fight with Joshua was a great joy for the team and a great thanks to the Almighty for the strength that he gave. gives me every day “It was a great joy for those who celebrated with me. These feelings cannot be expressed in words, because they have to be felt. You feel what you feel. You work a lot in the gym and in life. And you enjoy the fact that, thank God, everything worked out well.”
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Usyk said he has to be careful with the Briton in a rematch, because he will show different boxing.
“Joshua surprised me. He is a strong man and a boxer, in any case he should not be eliminated. In a rematch he will be different. His preparation will be different. I will do the same,” Usyk said in a Parimatch interview. .
It will be remembered that the rematch between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) at the Super Dome arena.
In the first match, which took place in September 2021, the Ukrainian defeated the Briton by unanimous decision, winning the championship belt.
Source: korrespondent
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