‘I was upset, pained’ – Joshua explains anger after defeat
Joshua earns whooping $75million despite defeat, Fury ready for Usyk
Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua says he was upset and pained by his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, hence his angry reaction.
Joshua was highly incensed and infuriated after Judges gave Usyk a split-decision win in a hotly contested fight in Saudi Arabia.
Tagged ‘Rage on the Red Sea,’ Joshua tried to stay aggressive against the fleet-footed Ukrainian – but came out short for the second time in a row.
“Am I proud of myself? It’s really, really hard for me to say I’m proud of myself. I don’t feel anything….just….I’m upset,” Joshua said at a press conference after the encounter.
“It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not at anyone, just at myself. I’ve gotta get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry you might do stupid things, so I was mad. But then I realised…this is sport, let me do the right thing and come back’. I just spoke from my heart.
Anthony Joshua visibly distraught and covers his face when asked if he's proud of himself at press conference after the Oleksandr Usyk rematch loss: "It's really really hard for me to say I'm proud of myself. I don't feel anything. I'm just upset, really, deep down in my heart." pic.twitter.com/RM1zkXsyUi
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 21, 2022
Now despite not winning, Joshua shared $150 million equally with Usyk – a far cry from the £15million he earned from the first bout.
Usyk was paid £5million for the fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Ready
World boxing champion Tyson Fury watched the fight and was initially not too impressed with the duo.
But with Usyk expressing his desire to face Fury, the Briton now seems ready to “address the Ukrainian challenge.”
“I will relieve the Ukrainian off his two belts,” Fury said in a video.
If Fury and Usyk fight, it could be the most expensive heavyweight bout in recent years.
