Anthony Joshua‘s trainer Robert Garcia has accused the Brit of disrespecting Oleksandr Usyk after he threw two of his world title belts out of the ring following his split decision loss their heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua was hoping to regain the titles he lost to Usyk by unanimous decision in September last year. However, Joshua was once again outpointed by the Ukrainian, although he did put in a much improved performance.
After it was announced that Usyk had won the fight, a furious Joshua threw down the Ring Magazine and WBA (super) belts and stormed out of the ring. He returned moments later and delivered a bizarre X-rated speech.
And in an interview with IZQUIERDAZO, Garcia said he felt Joshua’s actions showed a “lack of respect” towards Usyk and that the Brit “knew that it was wrong”. Garcia said: “When that happened, I was not close to him.
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Garcia also revealed that Joshua could return to the ring before the end of the year, adding: “Anthony said that he wants to fight as soon as possible, because he doesn’t want to be seen as a loser. For me, that is the attitude of a great warrior.
“I like that he thinks that way. If the fight is in December, there is not much time left, just four months. He can rest for a couple of weeks, but we will keep training, and be in better form for December.”