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Anthony Joshua will look to exact his revenge this weekend when he will rematch Oleksandr Usyk after the Ukrainian handily beat him last September. It was a devastating loss for Joshua, who was simply outboxed by the smaller Usyk - a tactic that he will not deploy in their second fight this Saturday.

Anthony Joshua will come in to the biggest fight of his career as the clear underdog against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night after losing handily to the Ukrainian in their bout last year.

Anthony Joshua he can’t get the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk as badly wrong as he got their first fight.And the former world heavyweight champion has cast doubt over the Watford warrior’s future in the sport if he loses again. Joshua, 32, lost the WBA, IBF and WBO titles when he was outpointed by Usyk last September in London.The pair are set for a rematch on August 20 in Saudi Arabia and AJ has ditched trainer Rob McCracken for new coach Robert Garcia.

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk finally have a date and venue for their WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight title rematch.The pair are set to lock horns on July 23 in Saudi Arabia. The final details are being ironed out this week ahead of an expected announcement next week. The contracts have been swapped between both parties since late last month with amendments now being finalised.Joshua, 32, was outpointed and outclassed by Ukrainian Usyk last September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tyson Fury's return to the ring isn't too far away now, although there is still some uncertainty surrounding who his opponent will be.

WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion has not decided if he will split with long-time coach Rob McCracken yet.But he is considering his options ahead of his rematch with Ukrainian ace Usyk next year.Joshua, 32, has visited Virgil Hunter’s gym in Oakland where Joshua Buatsi is currently training and where Amir Khan was once a regular. Hunter is famed for moulding the career of ring legend Andre Ward.

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Anthony Joshua may have to face Tyson Fury without trainer Rob McCracken because their £200million super-fight is due to take place during the Olympics.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxEddie Hearn has refused to rule out Anthony Joshua going into a clash with Tyson Fury without trainer Rob McCracken.The Matchroom chief believes the undisputed heavyweight clash is a mega event which is bigger than the Tokyo event.But he also admitted the hosts of the fight will dictate the date and there will be no movement on it even if it clashes with the Games in Tokyo.It is understood Saudi Arabia is the site all parties have agreed upon with dates around late July and early August mooted.That could cause an issue for Joshua as McCracken is also performance director of GB Boxing and will be expected to be in Japan from July 23 to

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAnthony Joshua said this week that trainer Rob McCracken is his Sir Alex Ferguson.Maybe that is because he has taken him from nothing and helped make him a star like Ferguson did with Manchester United's Class of 92.Joshua, now 31, started out with Finchley coach Sean Murphy but has been under the tutelage of McCracken since he joined GB Boxing in 2010.McCracken fully took the reins of Joshua as a professional before he fought Eric Molina four years ago.“He came to Sheffield very young , he’d just become ABA champ, Sean Murphy did a great job with him at Finchley - he was a real talent so I’ve been lucky enough to work with him over the

Anthony Joshua claims he has been sparring without a headguard just 72 hours before his world title showdown with Kubrat Pulev.

Anthony Joshua will "destroy" Kubrat Pulev when the heavyweight rivals clash next month.