“I was hoping Joshua could win the fight, but he couldn’t.”
Tyson Fury has admitted that he was “absolutely wounded” by Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua lost to Usyk on points last Saturday (25 September), with the judges scoring the fight 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 all in favour of the Ukrainian – who won the WBA, WBO and IBF titles and became the new heavyweight champion of the world.
Joshua and Fury looked set for a unification fight earlier this year before Fury – who is the WBC champion – was ordered to fight Deontay Wilder following an arbitration hearing.
The Gypsy King has revealed that not only did he watch the fight, but that he was also hoping Joshua would be victorious.
“I was hoping Joshua could win the fight, but he couldn’t – and that’s none of my business,” …