Oleksandr Usyk has admitted he will enter his rematch with Anthony Joshua heavier than for their first meeting but doesn't know the exact weight he will be in the ring.
Usyk, 35, will make the first defence of his heavyweight titles this Saturday when he rematches Joshua in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian won the belts against Joshua in just his third heavyweight fight last September. Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, weighed 221lb for his first meeting with Joshua and is predicting he will be even heavier for the rematch.
"I will not tell you much about my strategy. I am a bit heavier than I was last time," Usyk told Sky Sports. "I'm not sure the weight I'm going to be walking to the ring, we're going to see it on Friday [at the weigh-in]. I'm not a big forecaster. You'll see Saturday night, I'll just do my job, what I have to do." According to boxing legend Amir Khan, who recently visited Usyk during his training camp, the heavyweight champion has piled on 30lb for the rematch.
