Defeated heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, remained adamant when he and the winner, Oleksandr Usyk, met in Joshua’s chnaging room where he returned his belt to him.
He had collected the belts in the ring but, based on tradition, had to return them while expecting his fresh.
As he collected them, Joshua said: “In the changing room I said to him I’ll see you again and I’m looking forward to it.”
RUsyk outclassed Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with all three judges awarding him the fight by scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113. He is now undefeated in 19 professional fights, picking up his third win in the heavyweight division.
Reports quote matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn as telling Sky Sports he expects Joshua – who wants a rematch with Usyk – to be an underdog if the two fight again.
He said: “He will want to go back in that rematch, and he will be the underdog in that fight but he has just been beaten by a pound-for-pound great.
“Joshua lives and breathes boxing, he is already talking about training again and he will be in the gym and ready to get back in again.
