“For Him To Beat Me, He Has Put In So Much Work….”” Anthony Joshua Says As Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Him In A Rematch

Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Anthony Joshua in their rematch in Saudi Arabia.

Usyk out boxed Joshua and won by split decision, but the furious Brit took hold of two belts, threw them down and left the ring.

After some talking to by his team, he came back and praised Usyk for being a phenomenal boxer.

A livid Joshua had asked Usyk, “You’re not strong, how did you beat me? I had character and determination.”

Praising Usyk, Joshua said: “Usyk is one hell of a fighter. That’s just emotion.

“If you knew my story, you’d understand the passion. I’m not an amateur boxer. I was going to jail and I got bail and I started training. If I got sentenced, I wanted to be able to fight.

“It shows the passion we put into this. For this guy to beat me tonight, it shows the levels of hard work he must have put in so please give him a round of applause as heavyweight champion of world.

“They said that I’m not a 12-round fighter. I ain’t 14 stone, I’m 18 stone, I’m heavy. It’s hard work. This guy here is phenomenal.”

This implies that he has retained his WBA, IBF, IBO & WBO Heavyweight belts.

He only needs just the WBC title to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion for two decades since Lennox Lewis achieved the feat back in 2002.

His record:

📆 25th September 2021
🥊 Becomes heavyweight champion

📆 February 2022
🇺🇦 Fighting a war with Ukraine army

📆 20th August 2022
🥊 Retains heavyweight titles

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