READ MORE: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk rematch to air on Sky Sports in £25m dealBut any chance of Usyk getting complacent seem to have vanished with the world champion preparing with brutal sparring sessions with the likes of Kazakhstan unbeaten heavyweight Nursultan Amanzholov."He [Amanzholov] says there are days when Usyk goes to war with him.
It's not easy to hurt to Nursultan but he's been on the receiving end a few times. But a lot of his heavyweights have been sent back home, if they can't stay in camp," Amanzholov's manager Aamir Ali told Sky Sports. "They can't keep up."Amanzholov is one of many sparring partners working with Usyk at his Dubai training camp.
The Ukrainian left his homeland to prepare for the fight after spending weeks protecting his family amid the Russian invasion. "He says [Usyk] is in tremendous shape for this camp," Amanzholov's manager said.Will Anthony Joshua reclaim his heavyweight crown?
Give us your verdict in the comments section below"He said as soon as [Usyk] came back from Jeddah, from the press conference, the day he arrived back, he phoned up Nursultan who was sitting in his hotel and said to him, 'I want you sparring today.' Literally got off the plane and started sparring straightaway and [Amanzholov] said he was in a foul mood.
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