According to newly updated information, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will have a rematch on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the previous match in September 2021, Anthony Joshua had to receive defeat against the opponent and the recovery will be a foul on the English puncher who regained his face.
Sharing before the media about this rematch, Anthony Joshua proved extremely confident and did not hesitate to express the desire to defeat the Ukrainian opponent. The 32 -year -old puncher said:
“I lost to Usyk in the previous match and I faced that defeat as a true man. I was responsible for that, I admitted that I was wrong but I would reverse the situation in this match in August.”
“I have the second chance to do it again. When I was young, I made many mistakes and boxing came to me as a second opportunity to save my life.
“I don't like complexity. There is a genius in simplicity, if you can simplify everything you will achieve great results. So I will do everything in the simplest way, forward and glory will come soon” – Anthony Joshua shared more about tactics before the rematch.
On the side of Oleksandr Usyk, to prepare for the upcoming match, the 35 -year -old puncher left his hometown of Ukraine – where he was serving the armed forces in the battle with the Russian army. Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua also shows his high determination when he comes to veteran coach Robert Garcia to find a new winning formula.