Anthony Joshua’s trainer said his fighter was “mentally defeated” by Round 10 of his split-decision loss to heavyweight titleholder Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday. Robert Garcia told Izquierdazo that Joshua came close to winning the rematch in the ninth round, when he seemed to hurt Usyk, but the Ukrainian’s ability to bounce back in the following round gave Joshua only a puncher’s chance down the stretch. Usyk won the final three rounds on two of the scorecards and two of three on the third card, which gave him the victory. He won 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115. “Joshua was mentally defeated since round 10 or 11,” Garcia said. “Round 10 was a big one for Usyk.
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Oleksandr Usyk was ‘mentally stronger’ than Anthony Joshua, says AJ’s trainer – MMA Junkie