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British boxer of Nigerian root Anthony Joshua has revealed that he has devised a new game-plan ahead of his rematch with Ukranian boxer Oleksandr Usyk..
AJ as he’s fondly called gave up all his IBF, WBO and WBA titles last September after being beaten by Usyk in a unanimous decision by all the judges.
Rather than prepare to fight Tyson Fury in what seems like an attractive fight to the boxing fans, joshua opted to trigger the release of the match between him and Usyk
TheNewsGuru.com can confirm that the Ukrainian Usyk has left his war ravaged country Ukraine to begin training for the bout scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia later in the year
In March, Joshua confirmed that his assistant coach, Angel Fernandez, had been promoted in a change to his set-up and the pair have been busy devising a way to avenge last year’s defeat.
“The fight with Usyk, in my mind, was going for 12 rounds,” Joshua said, speaking at the Oxford Union where he gave a talk to students.
“That was my game plan because I thought I could compete with him as a boxer. And I think he won two more rounds than I did. That’s how he became champion.
“So the goal now is to go back to basics and go for the knockout.
“I always feel, when I’m sparring or fighting people, I actually see their spirit get dampened.
“Honestly, when you’re looking at this person directly in their eyes and watching their body, you can read the body and punch after punch this person is slowly fading.
“Now when you’re boxing, the art of boxing is to hit and not get hit. So you’re kind of boxing to stay away. That’s not really my style.
“My style is to be up close and personal and make it difficult for the person. So that’s the game plan.”