"This fight gives me the motivation to practice. God has blessed me, shown me the path to get into boxing. "I'm not an easy fight for anyone, I like fighting. "You have to want to train and put the work in, and improve and practice. That bout will take place next month and while Joshua admits he has an eye on the outcome, his focus is on dispatching Usyk. He was scheduled to take on compatriot Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia this year, but the fight was cancelled, after an American arbitrator ordered Fury to take on Deontay Wilder in a third bout for the WBC title. Joshua last fought in December 2020, when he knocked out Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev. "People will remember this fight for a long time." "I'm grateful that this is happening," says the 31-year-old. The 34-year-old expects the bout will play out like a chess match in the early rounds, while Joshua believes the fight will be special, with two former Olympic champions doing battle. "David Haye was three times smaller than Nikolai Valuev, which shows that it doesn't matter."
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While new to the heavyweight division, Usyk tore through the cruiserweight class, after turning pro eight years ago, becoming one of boxing's rare unified champions in 2018, by winning all four belts in the category.
"We'll see on Saturday what happens, because the power is in your spirit - it's not about being big or small." "People talk a lot," says Usyk, the 2016 Olympic heavyweight gold medallist.
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Ukrainian challenger Oleksandr Usyk has dismissed concerns that he doesn't possess the size and strength to take out world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, insisting the "power is in your spirit".īrit Joshua will put his IBF, WBA and WBO belts on the line on Sunday (NZ time) against the undefeated Usyk, a former cruiserweight, who is 18-0 in his professional career. TAB Odds: Joshua $1.33, Usyk $3.10, draw $19 Usyk unperturbed by perceived lack of power in heavyweight title tilt against Joshua
Maxim Prodan v Florian Marku, for Prodan's IBF international welterweight beltĬhristopher Ousley v Khasan Baysangurov, for the vacant WBA intercontinental middleweight belt Lawrence Okolie v Dilan Prasovic, for Okolie's WBO cruiserweight beltĬallum Smith v Lenin Castillo, light heavyweight The main event isn't expected before 10am (NZ time), but fans can savour an action-packed undercard.Īnthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk, for Joshua's WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts
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