The promoter of the British shared his thoughts on how to box Joshua in order to defeat Usyk.

According to him, AJ should not try to become more technical. Instead, he should take advantage of his advantages - speed and power, while at the same time leaving no way for the Ukrainian to escape.

According to Hearn, the first half of the fight will be very important. He advised the Brit to immediately try to hit Usyk with heavy punches to slow him down and knock him out of the rhythm..

" He needs to use his advantages - colossal speed, great power. He just needs to take Usyk out of the ring. This does not mean that one should recklessly rush at an opponent.. You need to be smart and cut corners for the opponent. Give free rein to fists when there is an opportunity to deliver a blow to the target. Let him feel all the power, from the start make it clear who is the boss here.

Usyk won't pull out all the punching power that Joshua will offer him. But the main thing is to skillfully put pressure. The first half of the fight will be very important. Joshua needs to come out and land heavy punches right away to slow Alexander down and throw him out of the rhythm.

Hey Jay will be different. I think that thanks to Robert Garcia (coach Joshua - approx.. ) in the corner and a great attitude you will see a very good fight,"

Usyk vs. Joshua fight will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On the eve of the official announcement of revenge between the Ukrainian and the British.

Recall that on the night of September 26, 2021, Usyk defeated Joshua in London by unanimous decision - 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113, and won the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles. After that, the Briton activated the option of revenge, prescribed in the contract for the first fight..

So in the rematch, all the titles that the Ukrainian took away from the Brit last year will be at stake..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He held three of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

32-year-old Joshua has 24 wins (22 by knockout) and two losses. For the first time, AJ lost in June 2019 to Andy Ruiz, but in December of the same year he defeated the Mexican in a rematch and regained his titles.