AJ admitted that he is developing a special plan for the fight against Usyk. The Briton is sure that his implementation will allow him to defeat the Ukrainian and return the championship belts.

" I mostly succeeded without basic skills, but as it turned out, this was not enough..

Therefore, now we will strictly adhere to our plan in preparation.. Let's see what happens. I plan to go back to basics and knock this guy out,"

The rematch between Usyk and Joshua should take place this summer. Earlier, the promoter of the British boxer Eddie Hearn called the likely date and place of the fight.

Recall that on the night of September 26, 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..

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.