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Harry Davies

Anthony Joshua's new coach felt "something was missing" before pair's link-up

Partnering with Anthony Joshua has filled a void for coach Robert Garcia as he is relishing the chance of the Brit to become a three-time heavyweight champion.

Joshua has teamed up with Garcia ahead of his heavyweight title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk later this year. 'AJ' parted ways with longtime trainer Robert McCracken after he was encouraged to ditch the coach following his loss to Usyk last September.

Garcia has coached 14 fighters to world titles during their career, with Marcos Maidana, Nonito Donaire and his brother Mikey being amongst those names. The 47-year-old has said the prestige of coaching the heavyweight champion outweighs that of having 100 other world champions.

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