An emotional Anthony Joshua tried to hold back the tears as he came to terms with his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua was outpointed by Usyk for the second time in 11 months but delivered a much-improved performance, convincing one judge he was worthy of victory only to be denied the win by the remaining officials. The Brit then stormed out of the ring before returning to deliver a passionate and X-rated speech.
He later addressed the media at 4am local time but struggled to find the words to express how he was feeling. "I tried a different style," he said. "Previously in my career what got me through when I was beating people I have been beating... I was beating them off sheer hungry and passion. In the last fight I wanted to compete as a boxer but it wasn't good enough and tonight wasn't good enough."
