On August 15, ‘AJ’ arrived with his entourage in Saudi Arabia and was promptly interviewed by Sky Sports.
During one of the interviews, David KD Ghansa, a member of his team, revealed that the Brit has fought a minimum of 13 sparring partners while training. During an interview with ‘AJ’, the interviewer asked him about his sparring experience. Joshua replied saying:
According to Ghansa, ‘AJ’ has fought multiple sparring partners— all left-handed with light feet like Usyk — and the Brit has been knocking some of them out. Joshua will look to translate his sparring success on to the main stage on Saturday night when he faces the Ukrainian.
Watch the full interview with Joshua below:
Anthony Joshua talks about the pros and cons of being inactive for 11 months
Anthony Joshua has not stepped foot in the ring in almost a year. His last fight was against Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021, and after that, several complications arose that delayed their scheduled rematch. Russia invaded Ukraine, so Usyk decided to return to his country to help fend off the Russian invasion, effectively forcing ‘AJ’ to be inactive for 11 months.
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Anthony Joshua spoke about what being inactive did to him:
Anthony Joshua also revealed that he has been working with his new team for eight to ten months on this very fight. The Brit looks ready under the guidance of his new head coach Robert Garcia.
Watch Joshua’s full interview with Sky Sports Boxing below:
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