Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) commented on the change of his head coach: “A happy boxer, a very dangerous boxer. I am in the very right place!”
Revenge with Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The date has been set for July 23, although it could still be moved to the beginning of August, which Usyk's team is opposed to. The location is already known, and the final date of the battle will soon be known. It is also known that this time there will be no Rob McCracken in Joshua's corner, who has been training him since Olympic boxing. Angel Fernandez will remain in the team, and Robert Garcia, the best coach of 2011, will play the main role.
“Garcia is already there. It's not even about changing my style, but about his experience at the champion level. Adding him to our training camp team is priceless. I feel very good, we are already working together on some things,” said AJ.
Meanwhile, David Gansa, who is responsible for organizing the training of the former world champion, added that there is no hierarchy between Garcia and Fernandez. Both agreed to work in partnership, side by side, with no first or second vote. In theory, this sounds beautiful, but it is not yet known what will happen when disagreements arise between specialists.
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Interestingly, the Garcia-Fernandez coaching duo will have the opportunity to work together in ten days. Both will be in the corner of Richard Riakporge (14-0, 10 KOs) in the IBF cruiserweight eliminator with Fabio Turchi (20-1, 14 KOs). Interestingly, what has been kept secret so far is that Garcia and Joshua have already held two short camps of two weeks each.