AJ admitted that he made a lot of mistakes.
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua commented on his early defeat to IBF world champion Daniel Dubois.
After the fight, AJ admitted that he made a lot of mistakes, which was the reason fiasco.
“I give credit to Daniel and his team. We took risks to succeed and failed. You know, I'm ready to destroy the ring, but I need to remain composed, very professional and show respect for my opponent.
I've always told myself that I'm a fighter for life. We'll continue to take risks. I had a sharp, fast opponent, there were a lot of mistakes on my part, but this is our game,” talkSPORT quotes Joshua as saying.
Dubois knocked Joshua out in the fifth round. Before that, Anthony was knocked down three times – in the first, third and fourth rounds.
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For Dubois, this was the first defense of his world champion title in his career. Earlier, Daniel, who defeated Croatian Filip Hrgovic ahead of schedule in a fight for the interim IBF title, was promoted to the full champion of the organization after former absolute world champion Oleksandr Usyk relinquished this belt.
So it is Dubois who remains the holder of one of the four main belts in the heavyweight division. The other three titles (WBA, WBO, WBC) belong to Usyk, who will have a rematch against Tyson Fury on December 21, 2024.
The 27-year-old Dubois now has 22 wins (21 by knockout) and two losses, which he suffered from Usyk in 2023 and his compatriot Joe Joyce in 2020.
34-year-old Joshua suffered the fourth defeat in his career. Before that, AJ lost to Andy Ruiz in 2019, and lost to Usyk in 2021 and 2022.
Earlier it was reported that Usyk reacted to Joshua's sensational knockout defeat from Dubois.