Anthony Joshua has spoken about his pain in boxing and said: “I don’t like losing.”
Joshua will challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world title on Saturday, with 96,000 spectators expected to sell out Wembley Stadium.
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This comes three years after A.J. handed the unified titles to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, 34, lost the rematch in August 2022 and then went on a rant in the ring.
Reflecting on this infamous situation, Joshua explained BBC Sport“I’ve worked hard and suffered a lot of pain, and I’ve worked hard to get better.
“Hopefully incidents like that don’t happen again, because as you saw the other night, I don’t like to lose.”
Video shows boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk being detained in Poland, with him being taken to the airport in handcuffs.Joshua has bounced back with four wins since his rematch loss to the 37-year-old Usyk.
He most recently knocked out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 38, in two rounds in March.
And now he faces British rival 27-year-old Dubois, who is looking to become a veteran three-time champion.
Joshua said: “I think I have the ability to fight and compete.
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“In boxing you are able to read certain tendencies, you are able to read your opponent, so I can always keep an eye on that.
My boxing career left my family £800,000 in debt… AJ vs Dubois undercard could put us back in the black“But you can take it to a supreme level. And that’s what happened in the last eight or 10 months. I’ve really honed those skills.”
