IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and former holder of these belts Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) traditionally, under the supervision of the opponent’s coaches, chose gloves in which tomorrow they will beat each other.
Recall that Usyk took the titles from Joshua in September 2021. On the night of August 21, they will have a rematch, for which we have a preview: Usyk – Joshua: Mythbusters.
The applicant for about five minutes went through one or the other gloves, listening intently to himself. He was assisted by coach Robert Garcia.
Usyk’s words after the weigh-in in Saudi Arabia
As for Usyk, the process took him about a minute: he came with Russ Anber, tried on, said – these are, with an air of “these are just gloves.”
As a result, the Briton chose black Grantthe Ukrainian stopped at White Rival. All matches are random. 🙂
The final battle of the eyes of Usyk and Joshua before the rematch: video
British boxing commentator Gareth Davies believes that the entire Joshua camp did not see eye to eye with the new trainer.
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