Video: Anthony Joshua Loses Temper After Losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Throws 2 Title Belts Out of the Ring

Video: Anthony Joshua Loses Temper After Losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Throws 2 Title Belts Out of the Ring

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:09 PM
  • Anthony Joshua vent his spleen in the worst possible way after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in his rematch fight staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Usyk won on a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds - 113 to115, 115 to 113 and 116 to 112
  • Saturday's bout in Saudi Arabia follows their fight last year in London, where Usyk won the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts from the British boxer

British heavyweight boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, simply known as Anthony Joshua, lost his temper following his second successive loss to Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk put in a dazzling performance as he defeated Anthony Joshua via split-decision in their rematch bout staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

It was a marked improvement on the part of Joshua, who was bamboozled in the first bout between the pair, but the Ukrainian southpaw boxer proved too strong for the British boxer on Saturday night.

Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, Saudi Arabia, rematch
Anthony Joshua could not hold back his frustrations as he threw two title belts out of the ring after losing his rematch bout against Oleksandr Usyk. Photo credit: @SkySportsNews
Source: Twitter

So close that the despair drove AJ to throw two of Usyk's belts out of the ring.

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In a video posted on Twitter, seen by Sports Brief, Anthony Joshua lost his temper after losing his rematch to Oleksandr Usyk and reacted angrily by throwing two belts out of the ring.

His moment of frustration has drawn mixed reactions on social media.

@jamieriley31 tweeted:

"Embarrassing from Aj. Let himself down there."

But another user @madhatter351 had a different opinion:

"I'm not sure why he threw the belts. But, I think his overall pissed-off reaction is about the crowd's reaction to the win. It was very very flat."

@LewispAVFC sympathized with AJ:

"Think he just had a breakdown, put everything into this massive fight and came up short."

Another user slammed Joshua for his actions:

"Joshua is finished. I’ve never liked him at all, people compared him to Fury."

@willygrattan added:

"True colours coming out."

Anthony Joshua loses rematch bout to Oleksandr Usyk

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua for the second time on points to retain his belts.

Oleksandr Usyk claimed a stunning split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua to retain his WBA, WBO and IBF belts while adding the Ring Magazine title to his collection.

A much-improved Joshua was given the nod on one of the judges' scorecards, taking it 115-113.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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