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      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard fights confirmed with Lawrence Okolie defending world title against Prasovic

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      LAWRENCE OKOLIE will defend his WBO cruiserweight title against Dilan Prasovic on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard on September 25.The unbeaten 2016 Olympian, 28, faces fellow undefeated boxer Prasovic, 26, next month at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie will be fighting on Anthony Joshua’s undercard next monthCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Unbeaten boxer Okolie faces his mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: Instagram @dprasovic
      Okolie will defend his strap for the first time since winning the vacant belt last time out against Krzysztof Glowacki in March.
      And Callum Smith returns to action for the first time since losing his WBA super-middleweight title at the hands of Saul Alvarez in December.
      The Liverpudlian makes his highly-anticipated return to the ring at light-heavyweight where he pits his wits against Dominican Republic’s Lenin Castillo.
      Meanwhile Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell continues his apprenticeship in the professional ranks with a fight against Izan Dura.
      Lightweight Campbell, 20, has won all three of his fights so far, though he is yet to secure a knockout.
      And welterweight Florian Marku competes for the IBF international title against Italy’s Maxim Prodan following his impressive KO win against Rylan Charlton.

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      Commenting on the undercard, DAZN EVP Joseph Markowski said: “This is an action-packed card that will thrill boxing fans around the world.
      “Callum Smith, Lawrence Okolie and Campbell Hatton are household names in their own right and are going to raise the roof at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the remarkable main event.
      “It’s set to be an incredible night of boxing on DAZN across 170+ countries and territories.”

      Sky Sports’ Head of Boxing Development Adam Smith remarked: “We’ve followed Lawrence Okolie’s career since the start and he’ll be determined to light up North London with an explosive defence of his WBO cruiserweight belt.
      “Callum Smith is on a collision course with new world title rivals, having joined the light-heavyweight division.
      “And Campbell Hatton continues his journey up the pro ranks with the help of Matthew and Ricky Hatton.”

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      Anthony Joshua tipped to take out slick southpaw Oleksandr Usyk ‘inside six rounds’ in ‘brutal’ Tottenham triumph

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will stop former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk within six rounds of their Tottenham tussle.The Watford warrior will defend his unified heavyweight titles against the undefeated Ukrainian next month at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      Anthony Joshua will defend his unified heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk next monthCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
      And former WBA heavyweight champ David Haye reckons AJ will take out Usyk in six roundsCredit: Getty
      Slick southpaw Usyk has been tipped to give AJ one of the toughest tests of his career, but ex-heavyweight champ David Haye reckons Josh will tame The Cat before the halfway point of the bout.
      The former WBA titleholder told SecondsOut: “AJ knocks Usyk out very conclusively.
      “Left, right, jab, right cross that puts Usyk down or out, and then it’s done. 100% inside six rounds.
      “If it does go past six rounds, it’s because AJ wants it to go past six rounds. Yes, and because of what I saw of AJ in the Pulev fight.”
      Joshua, 31, hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his ninth-round destruction of Bulgarian bruiser Kubrat Pulev last December.
      Haye was thoroughly impressed with AJ’s patience that night at the SSE Wembley Arena and reckons he’ll use it to devastating effect against Usyk.

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      He added: “That Pulev fight told me where AJ is right now in terms of patience-wise, and he’s in his prime now.
      “The same way Andrew Golota seemed like he was a danger to Lennox Lewis prior to their fight because he had a couple of tough fights with Riddick Bowe.
      “No, Lennox went, ‘there are levels to this game.’ Bing, bing, bing, bing, go to sleep.
      “That’s exactly what AJ is going to do [against Usyk].
      “He’s going to go out there, ‘You’re a tricky southpaw and Olympic champion, good for you.
      Inside six roundsDavid Haye’s prediction for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk
      “Undisputed cruiserweight champion.’ Bang, bang, bang, bang, go to sleep, and that’s going to be pretty brutal.”
      Joshua is champing at the bit to share the ring with his fellow Olympic gold medallist but doesn’t plan to engage him in an all-out war.
      He told Sky Sports: “Movement means you are never stationery to get hit. Movement is important.
      “Concentration – when you want to [punch], you lock in, then make a move. You have to make sure your brain works.
      “That can be mentally fatiguing so I am sharpening the mind so that I can concentrate for the 12 rounds.

      “Also I practice having the ability to [punch] four times, not just once. Concentrate, take your time, pin him down.
      “It’s a fight for the brain. Knowing what you’ve got in front of you and knowing how to deal with it.
      “You can either be aggressive, corner [him], throw everything at it. Or take your time, be clever, then knock [him] out.”

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      Motivated Tyron Woodley under pressure to beat Jake Paul but won’t freeze against YouTuber, says UFC great Bisping

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      TYRON WOODLEY is under immense ‘pressure’ to win his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes.The future UFC Hall-of-Famer will lock horns with the YouTuber turned boxer early on Monday morning in Cleveland, Ohio.
      Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will face Jake Paul in a boxing matchCredit: Rex
      The Chosen One goes into the bout on a four-fight losing streakCredit: Getty
      And former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes Woodley is under immense ‘pressure’ going into the fight.
      Woodley, 39, enters his maiden boxing match with the weight of the MMA world on his shoulders following four consecutive losses and his good friend Ben Askren’s KO defeat to The Problem Child.
      But Bisping likes what he’s seen of the Missouri mauler’s preparations for the bout, telling SunSport: “He does look motivated. But I think that’s because he’s feeling the pressure.
      “Of course, he had a great career as champion and in the UFC he was a phenomenal fighter.
      “I would assume he’ll be in the Hall-of-Fame one day, but he’s lost his last four.
      “I did see some interviews a while ago. He fell into the trap that a lot of fighters do, a lot of athletes do, with overspending money and things like that.
      “I’m not sure of his financial situation, I’m sure he’s OK. But this is all he knows.

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      “And he’s probably training like a madman because he’s feeling the pressure.
      “And there’s a little bit of assumption on my end because I don’t know his financial situation.
      “But I don’t think it’s a wild theory to have. He’s even spoken about this himself.
      “So he needs this. He needs to be successful. So, therefore, he’s pushing himself accordingly.
      “But with all of that, that brings a lot of pressure.”
      In his final forays into the octagon, Woodley looked a shell of the man who struck fear into the hearts of the UFC’s 170-pounders during his championship reign.
      He does look motivated. But I think that’s because he’s feeling the pressure.Michael Bisping on Tyron Woodley’s clash with Jake Paul
      But with the eyes of the entire combat sports world firmly fixed on him, Bisping expects to see the Chosen One return to his old gunslinging ways.
      The Count said: “Now as we all know, pressure, it can form diamonds.
      “F**king the most cliche thing ever. But you know what I’m saying.
      “He could go out there and rise to the challenge and put on the performance of a lifetime.
      “He might leave Jake Paul flat out, face down on the canvas.
      “Or it might make him freeze, you know? I don’t think it will, I think we’re gonna see him [perform].

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      “Because in the Vicente Luque fight, he went out there and I think he felt the pressure and he started off hard.
      “But that was part of his demise. He came out too fast, too hot.”
      Lucrative payday aside, Woodley is in somewhat of a lose-lose situation as he should beat combat novice Paul.
      And although Woodley is the underdog against the 3-0 Paul, Bisping reckons the expectation of victory will weigh heavy on the MMA vet.
      He said: “It is a tough spot for Tyron Woodley. Because think about it, again: Tyron Woodley the former champion.
      “He used to proclaim to be one of the greatest of all time. Certainly one of the best welterweight champions that we did have, to be fair.
      Jake Paul is cutting no corners with his diet
      “He should, on paper, beat this guy. So that again brings pressure. There’s so much pressure for Tyron.
      “”And on the flipside for Jake Paul, it’s just like, ‘Well, I’m supposed to lose.”
      BT Sport Box Office will show Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley exclusively live on Sunday 29th August. Watch all the action from an exciting card that also features Daniel Dubois and Tommy Fury from 00:30. To find out more, visit www.bt.com/sportboxoffice

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      Tyron Woodley slams suggestions he’ll throw Jake Paul fight as he vows to hurt YouTuber ‘in a way you’d never imagine’

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      TYRON WOODLEY has rubbished suggestions he’s being paid to throw his showdown with Jake Paul.The former UFC welterweight champion will lock horns with the YouTuber turned boxer next Monday morning in Cleveland, Ohio.
      Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will lock horns with Jake Paul next Monday morningCredit: Alamy
      But The Chosen One has has been forced to rubbished suggestions he’ll take a diveCredit: YOUTUBE
      Throughout the build-up to his professional boxing debut, Woodley has had to endure fans claims he’s only accepted the fight for a payday.
      But The Chosen One insists he won’t be taking a dive, telling Fight Hype: “I’m taking it serious. That’s what I think.
      “I think the amount of people that know me and know better than to call me and ask me – am I throwing this fight for money, or is it a real fight, or is it exhibition?
      “Like, I don’t understand why people think in 2021, somebody’s willing to let somebody pay them for a fight when I’ve been nothing but a competitor for 30 years.
      “And it’s kind of offensive. So, to me, I’m like, ‘Alright. Let me show everybody what it’s all about.’”
      Woodley, 39, enters his clash with the younger Paul brother on the back of four consecutive losses.

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      But the Missouri mauler is adamant he’ll derail the Paul hype train in spectacular fashion.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, he said: “I’m here to f***ing takeover. You’re gonna see Jake Paul get hurt in a way you’d never imagine.
      “He may not want to do this again after this.
      “This was my lifestyle before it became a sport, before it became a career.
      “This was a bucket list thing he wanted to try, his following allowed him to do so. But this is in my DNA, it’s all I’ve been doing since I was a kid.”
      Paul, 24, is 3-0 as a professional boxer following stoppage wins over AnEson Gib, Nate Robinson and former UFC welterweight Ben Askren.
      Tyron Woodley on suggestions he’s being paid to take a dive against Jake Paul
      And The Problem Child has vowed to add Woodley’s name to his victim list in double-quick time.
      He told Sky Sports: “Honestly after this camp, I said three [rounds] and now I’m thinking, max two.
      “But to be honest, something in my heart tells me that it’s going to be another one-round fight.
      “As crazy as that sounds. I think it’s going to be a very short night for Tyron.”
      He added: “I’m just built different. I have something inside of me that I think is just a natural-born fighter, with natural power.
      “You can teach a lot of things, but you can’t teach speed and you can’t teach power.
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      “I think that’s why my fights have ended so early.
      “When those 10oz Grant gloves come on, I just grip them back, and the knuckles are at the front of the gloves.
      “There’s no way these people’s heads can deal with this damage.”

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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley THIS WEEK, Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua lacing up their gloves.Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
      📺 BT Sport Box Office (UK) – Showtime PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Daniel Dubois vs Cusumano (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano vs Yamileth Mercado (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell vs Mark DeLuca (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love vs Ivan Baranchyk (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor vs Jennifer Han (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Jovanni Straffon vs Maxi Hughes (12 rounds – lightweight)

      📺 Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Oscar De La Hoya vs Vitor Belfort (exhibition – 8 rounds)
      Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Andy Vences vs Jono Carroll (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      David Haye vs Joe Fournier (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 September 18, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBA, WBC titles)

       📺 Sky Sports Box Office (UK) – DAZN (US) 📺
      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lawrence Okolie vs Milan Prasovic (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton vs Izan Dura (6 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Florian Marku vs Maxim Prodan (10 rounds – welterweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England

      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Kieron Conway vs James Metcalf (10 rounds super-welterweight)
      Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Peter McGrail vs TBA (4 rounds – bantamweight)

      📺 BT Sport Box Office (UK) – ESPN/Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Efe Ajagba vs Frank Sanchez (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Treshkin (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      Results
      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Yordenis Ugas def. Manny Pacquiao Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA title)
      Robert Guerrero def. Victor Ortiz UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Mark Magsayo def. Julio Ceja KO10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO8 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD12 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Richard Bolotniks TKO11 (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina def. Joshuah Hernandex KO1 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq def. Luis Gerardo Castillo UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price def. Claudio Grande UD6 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Reece Bellotti TKO3 (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson def. Przemyslaw Runowski UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 July 31, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Leigh Wood def. Xu Can TKO12 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy SD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Jack Cullen def. Avni Yildrim UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Rico Mueller TKO8 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 24, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Carlos Takam TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Ezequiel Gurria TKO5 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 17, 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Jermell Charlo DREW w/ Brian Castano SDD12 (12 rounds, super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring Magazine titles)

      🗓 July 9, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gilberto Ramirez def. Sullivan Barrera TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Javier Fortuna UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vasyl Lomachenko def. Masayoshi Nakatani TKO9 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Gervonta Davis def. Mario Barrios TKO10 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Erickson Lubin def. Jeison Rosario TKO6 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fought in an exhibition back in JuneCredit: AP
      🗓 June 19 – 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas

      Jermall Charlo def. Juan Macias Montiel UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBC title)

      🗓 June 19 – 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Naoya Inoue def. Michael Dasmarinas TKO3 (12 rounds – bantamweight, IBF & WBA titles)

      🗓 June 12 – 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Shakur Stevenson def. Jeremiah Nakathila UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)

      🗓 June 6 – 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

      Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul NO RESULT (8 rounds – exhibition fight)
      Badou Jack def. Dervin Colina TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Luis Arias def. Jarrett Hurt SD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Chad Johnson vs Brian Maxwell NO RESULT (4 rounds – exhibition fight)

      🗓 June 5 – 🇬🇧 London, England

      Daniel Dubois def. Bogdan Dinu KO2 (12 rounds – heavyweights
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      Jake Paul changes Tyron Woodley fight prediction to first round KO and warns ex-UFC champ is in for ‘very short night’

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      JAKE PAUL believes he will knock Tyron Woodley out in the first round ahead of next week’s fight.Paul and Woodley are expected to lock horns this Monday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
      Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley are set to lock horns in a boxing match next weekCredit: The Mega Agency
      The YouTuber previously predicted that he will win inside three rounds but he now changed his tune and actually believes he will have his hand raised after a maximum of two.
      Paul told Sky Sports: “Honestly after this camp, I said three [rounds] and now I’m thinking, max two.
      “But to be honest, something in my heart tells me that it’s going to be another one-round fight.
      “As crazy as that sounds. I think it’s going to be a very short night for Tyron.
      “I’m just built different. I have something inside of me that I think is just a natural born fighter, with natural power.
      “You can teach a lot of things, but you can’t teach speed and you can’t teach power. I think that’s why my fights have ended so early.
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      “When those 10oz Grant gloves come on, I just grip them back, and the knuckles are at the front of the gloves.
      “There’s no way these people’s heads can deal with this damage.”
      Woodley has crossed over to boxing after standing out in UFC where he became welterweight champion in 2016 and kept the title for two years.
      The 39-year-old American will make his debut in the sport having not won an MMA fight for two years.

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      Deontay Wilder’s coach says heavyweight would KO ‘the old’ Bronze Bomber in two rounds after training ‘100 times harder’

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      DEONTAY WILDER is now ‘ten times’ more focused on beating Tyson Fury than in the heavyweight pair’s previous fights.A draw in 2018 was followed by a stunning victory for the Gypsy King last year, after which Wilder was mocked for coming up with excuses.
      Malik Scott (right) has talked up Deontay Wilder’s chances in October’s title boutCredit: Instagram @malikkingscott
      But Malik Scott, the Bronze Bomber’s trainer, has predicted a very different result when the two champs meet in Las Vegas on October 9.
      Scott told Sky Sports: “Fury fights with his hands down, at times with his chin up, at times he comes forwards, at times he is close with his hands down.
      “He has been knocked down by guys who hit less hard than Deontay. He is very vulnerable.
      “I’ve never seen Fury fight and said: ‘Wow he is unbeatable’.
      “On his best day he looks good but still looks beatable.
      “This Deontay would knock out the old Deontay in two rounds. He is 10 times more focused, training 100 times harder.

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      “It is a violent camp. His mentality is very violent. This will be the best version of Deontay Wilder that you have ever seen.”
      Scott is not the first boxing figure to predict that Fury, 33, may find things more difficult in the trilogy clash.
      David Haye has stated his concerns over the Brit’s chin and Chris Arreola is tipping the 35-year-old for the win.
      But Johnny Nelson believes Wilder has more work to do to ensure he does not meet the same seven-round, TKO fate as their last meeting.
      In Scott’s eyes, a number of pundits and fighters do not properly value Wilder’s intelligence in the ring.
      He added: “They underestimate his IQ.
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      “He is not some big, dumb guy who just throws a right hand. There is method to his madness.
      “Deontay’s IQ is very high. I watch him create, watch him put himself in position, set guys up into surgical traps.
      “Deontay will knock Fury out inside of five rounds.”
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      Anthony Joshua reveals his tactics for Oleksandr Usyk fight and how he plans to ‘pin down’ rival as training ramps up

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      HEAVYWEIGHT Anthony Joshua has revealed his tactics for his world title clash with Oleksandr Usyk on September 25.The reigning WBA, IBF and WBO champ also thinks the undefeated Ukrainian will be his trickiest opponent to date.
      Anthony Joshua is training hard ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk
      Usyk has never lost a professional fight and boasts an 18-0 record
      Speaking to Sky Sports, AJ said Usyk will ‘100 per cent’ be the biggest challenge of his career before explaining his approach to the fight.
      Joshua, 31, said: “Movement means you are never stationery to get hit. Movement is important.
      “Concentration – when you want to [punch], you lock in, then make a move. You have to make sure your brain works.
      “That can be mentally fatiguing so I am sharpening the mind so that I can concentrate for the 12 rounds.
      “Also I practice having the ability to [punch] four times, not just once. Concentrate, take your time, pin him down.
      “It’s a fight for the brain. Knowing what you’ve got in front of you and knowing how to deal with it.

      “You can either be aggressive, corner [him], throw everything at it. Or take your time, be clever, then knock [him] out.”
      Although Joshua has been tipped to retain his world titles, Usyk, 34, has never lost a professional fight and boasts an 18-0 record.
      ‘The Cat’ – as he’s known – became the first cruiserweight in history to hold all four major world belts before making the step up to heavyweight.
      Usyk already has two huge British scalps on his CV, knocking out Tony Bellew in November 2018 and edging Derek Chisora in his last fight.
      But AJ isn’t fazed by his opponent’s impressive record and has been working hard to get in the right shape for the fight.
      The British star added: “I do look at my weight but I’m not trying to make weight because I’m a heavyweight.
      You don’t want to leave it all in the gym. But as long as you train with purpose, you are going to learn.Anthony Joshua
      “I tailor my training. I am getting a lot of experience, I’ve been fighting good fighters for a long time, I’ve studied them and learned about their training camps.
      “I’ve learned how to condition my body for specific fights. I’m looking trim for this fight.
      “I’m fighting a guy who is a 12-round fighter. So it would be silly of me to go in there bulky with my muscles screaming for oxygen.
      “I’ve been training like a 15-round fighter in this camp. I will be well-conditioned to fight. That is key.
      “What happens when I train that way? My body adapts and takes its natural form. This is the form it has taken.”
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