Head of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn spoke about the first moments of his communication with Anthony Joshua after the defeat of the British in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on the night of August 21.
“He didn’t want to talk,” Hearn said.
sportsmail. “We went back to the locker room and he was very depressed. I went to talk to him, and he all: “Leave me alone.” I said, “No, I won’t leave you alone. I have to tell you, you boxed well.” He told me: “No, I didn’t box well, I lost.” I told him: “No, you boxed well. In the first fight, you boxed badly, and I told you about it. But after nine rounds, I was sure that you would win this fight.”
According to Hearn, Usyk “was great in rounds 10, 11 and 12 and whoever was stronger won. But Joshua took the fight to the end.”
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Already a little calmed down, Joshua came to the post-match press conference, although he shed a tear there. Hearn says that if he could decide, he would not allow Anthony to speak to the press after the fight at all.
“It took him about two hours to calm down and clear his mind a bit,” the promoter said. “He was totally frustrated because he did everything right, tried his best and still wasn’t good enough to win. It was difficult for him to accept it. With the first defeat it was easier: “I boxed like shit, made a mistake and screwed up.” And then it turned out differently … “.
The new British coach Robert Garcia first criticized him: “Joshua lost to Usyk even before the final gong,” and then said, “Did Usyk break Joshua mentally? I didn’t say that!”
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