WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury gave advice to compatriot Anthony Joshua, who will meet in a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
Briton on Twitter showed a fragment of his workout.
" I know a bloated middleweight can't take body shots," On August 20, in Jeddah, Oleksandr Usyk will have a second fight with Anthony Joshua. In the first fight, the Ukrainian confidently won on points, receiving championship belts.
The second battle between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.. In June, the official announcement of revenge between the Ukrainian and the British took place..
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, as well as the belt of The Ring magazine, will be at stake..
The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He spent 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 KO) 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.
Previously, TSN Prosport talked about what you need to know about the rematch between Usyk and Joshua.