Anthony Joshua has been told he was left "out to dry" by his team after his lengthy post-fight bluster following his defeat.
Joshua was eyeing revenge against Oleksandr Usyk at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, but despite showing a series of huge improvements he was unable to get the nod and lost to a split decision. After the fight he was clearly frustrated with the performance and stormed out of the ring while tossing the belts after initially sharing an emotional prayer with Usyk for the people of Ukraine.
He then returned to the ring and hijacked the microphone to go on a lengthy X-rated rant defending his performance and hailing his rival. However training partner and heavyweight friend Frazer Clarke has issued an apology on Joshua's behalf for the speech and believes he would have taken "a dig" to remove him from the microphone.
