Former cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev of Russia expressed the opinion that the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight title holder Alexander Usyk will defeat Anthony Joshua in rematch again.
“Can Usyk be considered the favorite in the rematch with Joshua? I will answer this way: when there was a repeated fight between Fury and Wilder. In general, the meaning is the same. I may be wrong, I do not predict 100%, but it seems to me that the outcome of the battle will be the same.
"Usyk will be more confident, and Joshua, of course, is a thug, a huge guy. He is an excellent person and an athlete, but for this fight, which was with Usyk, not to him personally, but to his corner, I put not just a two, but a stake. And here is the corner of the Usyk - a five with a plus. Therefore, I think that the outcome of the second fight will be the same,” Lebedev said.
In September last year, Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision.
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