Eddie Hearn has lifted the lid on a fiery first conversation with Anthony Joshua after the boxing heavyweight was defeated by Oleksandr Usyk last month.Joshua put on a much better display in Saudi Arabia than the pair’s first clash last year, where the Brit lost his WBO, WBA and IBF titles to the Ukrainian.
But it was still not enough on the night as Joshua fell short and was defeated, this time by split-decision as opposed to unanimous decision.The usually calm Joshua was left bitterly disappointed as he unravelled post-fight, throwing his former belts out of the ring before heading off.
He then turned around, stormed back into the ring, took the mic and released a passionate rant to his critics.READ MORE: Eddie Hearn lining up 'world tour' for Anthony Joshua as ex-champ looks to return to topJoshua finally went on to give Usyk his due credit but lost his cool again backstage after a bystander allegedly told him to ‘keep it professional’.
And now his long-time promoter Hearn has detailed how the 32-year-old gave his own team the cold shoulder due to the psychological impact of his title defeat.Hearn told The Daily Mail: “He didn’t want a conversation, it was that sort of vibe.
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