Anthony Joshua admits he has ‘learnt his lesson’ after rewatching Oleksandr Usyk fight

Anthony Joshua has revealed that he has “learnt his lesson” after rewatching his aspects defeat to Oleksandr Usyk to relinquish his world heavyweight titles.

The Briton changed into as soon as outclassed by the Ukrainian at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium final weekend, losing the IBF, WBO and WBA belts to scupper hopes of an undisputed title fight towards the winner of Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 on 9 October.

However Joshua, who has a rematch clause, insists he is in to take into accounta good mood since reflecting on the 2d defeat of his educated career.

Joshua wrote on social media: “I’ve watched the fight, analysed my preparations & identified my errors. I’ve learnt my lesson.

“Thanks for sending look after and checking in. Don’t effort about me. My spirit is sturdy!”

While Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn insisted his fighter “has bought to originate modifications” for the rematch.

“Weirdly it’s loads more uncomplicated to assume because you know the plan beautiful Usyk is, and you for all time know in case you don’t accumulate it true there would possibly be of enterprise you might presumably well accumulate beat,” Hearn talked about.

“The Ruiz fight, I affirm we have been potentially a limited bit naive at the time, nearly walking on air that AJ would steamroll through everybody and that changed into as soon as only 1 crawl from the blue that you just originate of couldn’t accumulate over for weeks. Tonight, you merely dispute ‘it’s sport, you’ve bought beaten by the higher man, what are you gonna invent about it?’

“(Joshua’s) thoughts is working time beyond law already, he’s a extremely deep thinker. He’ll beat himself up for a while…but he dedicates the whole lot he does to the game. So it’ll cut him deep, but the Ruiz fight, very different. Tonight he bought beat by a pound-for-pound fabulous fighter.”

“He’s bought to originate modifications, he’s bought to get better. Usyk will potentially — I’m rather sure he’ll be the well-liked going into the rematch.”

Speaking before his fight with Wilder, Fury had some account steering for Joshua if he takes on weak undisputed world cruiserweight champion Usyk yet again.

Fury talked about: “My advice to Joshua in the rematch is accumulate caught in the correct plan he is conscious of how, build his ideal foot forward and swing away, Jack, swing away.

“Turned into I fully wounded that (Usyk) received? Yes I changed into as soon as. I hoped Joshua would possibly presumably perhaps possess the fight, but he couldn’t – and that’s none of my industry.

“The perfect thing I’m bothered about is beating Deontay Wilder, and that’s potentially the most deadly heavyweight in the market. In my glimpse, Wilder beats Joshua, Usyk, the total rest of the division, relaxed – but he can not beat me.”