Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk Offers to Help Anthony Joshua in Blockbuster Fight Against Tyson Fury

Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk Offers to Help Anthony Joshua in Blockbuster Fight Against Tyson Fury

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
  • Oleksandr Usyk is rooting for Anthony Joshua, who could be fighting Tyson Fury by December
  • The Ukrainian defeated the British-Nigerian boxer in their rematch, but Fury has decided to put his WBC title on the line
  • After defeating Joshua in their rematch, Usyk stated that he is prepared to help the former champion beat Fury

WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk has disclosed that he is ready to assist Anthony Joshua in an all-British heavyweight fight with Tyson Fury.

Usyk defeated Joshua in their rematch by split decision, but Fury offered to fight the former two-time world champion placing his WBC title on the line.

The potential bout between Joshua and Fury is expected to take place in Britain in December, and Usyk has offered to assist AJ in the build-up.

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Oleksandr Usyk says he will go to Anthony Joshua's camp if he needs help ahead of the fight with Tyson Fury. Photo: Khalid Alhaj
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Usyk told Sky Sports via Boxing Scene:

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“If he needs my help, I will go to his camp and help him. He is not 40 years old, he is 33, so he should keep working.
“Anthony, don’t stop. I understand that he wanted to win against me, but Anthony can’t give up. He must go forward.”

Fury was mocked for ‘running’ away from an undisputed heavyweight clash with Usyk by the latter’s manager, Egis Klimas.

Expert warns AJ against fighting Fury in December

Meanwhile, boxing journalist Gareth Davies has warned Anthony Joshua not to attempt a fight against WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury before the end of the year.

Joshua, who lost his rematch to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, has accepted Fury’s ‘battle of Britain’ challenge for the WBC title.

Gareth Davies of The Telegraph believes Fury is only mocking the two-time former heavyweight champion, saying it is unwise to take up such a challenge.

Tyson claims he used to spend heavily on smoking

Sports Brief earlier reported that boxing Hall of Famer, Mike Tyson once divulged he spends a colossal amount of money on smoking w**d every month.

Tyson, who has never shied away from declaring his stance on w**d, owns a 'can-nabis' company based in South California, known as Tyson Ranch.

Speaking on his Hotboxin podcast back in 2019, to co-host and former NFL player Eben Britton, the former WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion claimed he smoked around $40,000 worth every month.

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