British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has opened up about the trauma he endured in his career in hopes of reclaiming his world title.
The 34-year-old heavyweight is set to reclaim a world title for the first time since his first defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021, and told the BBC about the internal difficulties of attempting to return to the pinnacle of the sport, particularly given he fell short again against Usyk in August 2022.
“I’ve worked hard and been through a lot of pain, and I’ve worked hard to get better,” he said.
“Hopefully, those experiences won’t happen again because, as you saw that night [after the second Usyk loss], I don’t like losing.
Joshua is set for his IBF world heavyweight title fight with Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday.
He is set to entertain 96,000 fans at English football’s national stadium, with the winner likely to assume prime position to fight either Tyson Fury or Usyk next, depending on the outcome of their rematch in December.
