The highly anticipated boxing match between Anthony and Ucyk, was held in Joshua’s homecountry England, at the Tottenham hotspur stadium.
Approximately, 70,000 boxing fans, most of whom were chanting Joshua’s name turned up to watch their Champion turn up against Ucyk.
However, just like his first fight against Michael Andy Ruiz, Joshua was unexpectedly beaten by an underdog fighter.
From the onset of the fight, before he had even entered the ring, the boxing commentator noted how focused Ucyk was. His eyes always seemed to be calculating his next move.
Joshua on the other hand entered the stadium in confident fashion, knowing that the English fans would all be in support of him.
However, Joshua was lucky not to loose by a technical knock out, against the Ukrainian boxer after Ucyk rained multiple unanswered punches on him, during the 12th round.
The ropes which supported Joshua’s weak body, are what stopped him from going down to the floor.
Ucyk’s dominance in this match was so great such that after the eleventh round, it was clear that the only way Joshua would win, is if he was able to knock out Ucyk, in the twelve round.
However, the damage had already been done. Usyk, won by a 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 as decided by the boxing judges. Here are some reactions from fans to the boxing match.
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