Usyk: Joshua “eager and frantic” to reclaim titles

• Anthony Joshua says he is ravenous and frantic to reclaim his world heavyweight titles from Oleksandr Usyk.
• The pair met in front of the ‘Fury on the Red Sea’ conflict in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ahead of their fight on August 20.

Usyk beat Joshua before a rat swarm at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September to take the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.

The rematch will be communicated on sports web-based feature DAZN.

Joshua additionally lost the belts to Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019 preceding recapturing them soon thereafter in Saudi Arabia.

Asked by advertiser Eddie Hearn how severely he needed to win the battle, and whether he was frantic, Joshua answered: “Somebody shared with me today ‘you get an opportunity of turning into a three-times heavyweight boss of the world’.

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“I said it’s not actually where you need to be… you need to remain there and keep it. So I’m certainly frantic to get my hands on it.

“Less talk, more activity. Allow me just to get in there and go about my business. I’m not an entertainer, I’m not somebody who composes talks. I’m most certainly eager, certainly frantic yet by the day’s end the way that I perform will say a lot to the majority.”

Joshua guaranteed fans the second Usyk battle would be preferable over the first, and furthermore unique.

The 32-year-old Briton, who currently has another coach in American previous super-featherweight title holder Robert Garcia, has portrayed the past loss as a ‘blip’.

“What happened then is previously, I don’t exactly live before,” he said on Wednesday. “August 20 I’ll be available and anticipating contending round by round. On the off chance that I follow my As, Bs and Cs, it ought to lead me to KO.”

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Usuyk, wearing a blue and yellow ‘Shades of Freedom’ top, said he would likewise be an alternate warrior to the last time.

The unbeaten 35-year-old’s advertiser Alex Krassyuk said the Russian attack of his country would be in the hearts and psyches of all.

“Ukrainians are solid, and Usyk is the genuine child of the Ukrainian country,” he said.

“It took us a few tremendous endeavors to get this battle going because of the conditions, we are currently addressing our local nation, Ukraine, with hearts loaded proudly and assurance.”