Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) has admitted that he will be rooting for his compatriot Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) in his fight against Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs). The Watford native expressed his hope that the belts will return from Ukraine to the UK, the birthplace of boxing.

Joshua said this in an interview with Sky Sports. Anthony, who lost twice to Usyk, stressed that the Ukrainian boxer is completely independent of the strength of his punch. At the same time, it will be difficult for his opponent to hit the Ukrainian, as he moves around the ring fantastically.

"Of course, Dubois has a chance. But the thing is that the question is about Usyk. He does not depend on his strength and power to knock out his opponent. He depends on his skill. That's why it's a difficult question. Because he will box with you if you let him. Dubois, good luck, good luck to British boxing. There is an opportunity to bring the heavyweight championship belts back to our soil," Joshua said.

As a reminder, the Usyk-Dubois fight will take place on 26 August in Wroclaw. On the eve of the fight, the Briton made a bold promise. In case of victory over his opponent, the Ukrainian hopes to fight for the title of absolute world champion with Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), to whom Usyk made an unexpected compliment. Tyson himself unexpectedly spoke calmly about Oleksandr and the disruption of the fight on 26 April.

Famous Russian promoter Vladimir Khryunov wished Usyk a defeat in the fight with Dubois. The Briton himself spoke about the fear he saw in the Ukrainian's eyes during the duel of looks. It also became known about Oleksandr's "terrible camp" before the fight. In addition, Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the organisation of the broadcast of the fight between Usyk and Dubois.

In addition, our compatriot has a spectacular fan in Britain. And Tyson Fury attacked the Ukrainian with humiliation and threats. In turn, our boxer ridiculed the Gypsy King for his fight against Francis Ngannou.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, Daniel Dubois named the only chance to defeat Oleksandr Usyk. And the 2008 Olympic medallist David Price considers the Briton to be an ideal opponent for our champion.

In turn, the Ukrainian's former trainer James Ali Bashir wished Oleksandr defeat. The weigh-in ceremony before the Usyk-Dubois fight also took place.

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