What happened in Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 1? Result and scorecards

20.08.2022 - 18:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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.

The fight will take place, where 'AJ' has been training in preparation for the most important fight of his career, as he hopes to regain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year. The Ring Magazine heavyweight title has also been added after Tyson Fury vacated the belt in the wake of his retirement decision.

Joshua lost by unanimous decision to the Ukrainian, with the British fighter failing to really leave too much of a mark on Usyk in not using his size and strength to his advantage. He has since replaced his coach Rob McCracken with American former Ring Magazine Coach of the Year Robert Garcia in an attempt to regain his titles.

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The 32-year-old British fighter knows that this is a career-defining fight for him. If he wins, he's the man in the heavyweight division once again after Fury's retirement. But should he lose, he has no clear route back to the top - with no interest in seeing him fight the champion Usyk for a third time.

Simply put, Joshua must win this weekend, and he must do so by avoiding his mistakes in the first fight. Here, we take a look at how the fight went down at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Usyk was the first to connect in the opening round as he took centre of the ring and looked to work the jab. He hit AJ square in the jaw, and the contender was landing a few