Eddie Hearn Claims “It’s Easier to Fight Usyk the Second Time”
Eddie Hearn thinks Anthony Joshua will have an easier time this weekend.
Joshua looking to reclaim WBA Super, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles at Jeddah Superdome.
The Briton will travel to Saudi Arabia for the second time as a professional this weekend to rematch Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight titles, 11 months after he was dethroned by the cruiser class champion. undisputed Ukrainian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London last September.
And his promoter, Eddie Hearn, who has been in his advertising corner with Matchroom since the former Olympic gold medalist debuted in the pay ranks in October 2013, believes he can. beneficial to return to the 35-year-old player. .
Speaking to Boxing Social this week, the Matchroom promoter said:
“When you’ve shared the ring with him, at least you’ve had that experience, at least you know what’s going to happen.”
“That doesn’t mean you can get through it, but I feel it’s a lot easier to fight Oleksandr Usyk the second time.”
“Because of the whole image of ‘Usyk’ you can come up with your own and that’s what ‘AJ’ did in the first battle.”
Streaming giant DAZN, to whom Joshua pledged his broadcasting future in June in a groundbreaking deal, will show the fight in the US, as well as more than 190 territories, including Canada, Spain Japan, Germany, Italy, Japan and Poland, while Sky Sports Box Office will broadcast the fight in the UK and Ireland after paying a staggering £23m to do so.
Hearn added:
“You have an idea of what someone is going to do and you’re sitting around, waiting and second-guessing yourself, but he’s been through that now.”
“That doesn’t mean he can get through it, but I just think someone like ‘AJ’ will easily understand what he needs to do in this fight having gone through 12 rounds with him. there.”