Usyk predicts his ‘brother’ Joshua will KO Tyson Fury in the sixth round
Undefeated world champion Oleksandr Usyk has predicted the exact round and punch that Anthony Joshua will knock Tyson Fury out with.
The British legends are finally set to fight this year after Fury beat Mariusz Wach in seven rounds and AJ stopped Kristian Prenga in two.
Usyk was ringside to watch Joshua climb off the floor twice in the opening round before turning it around in the second.
The Ukrainian’s camp are now coaching and cornering AJ – and Usyk reckons they are doing so for a devastating victory over Fury.
The 39-year-old told The Mirror: “Knockout, six rounds. AJ, boom, right hand.”
Joshua was twice beaten by Usyk, but he linked up with his former rival last summer to begin training.
And Usyk was probed on why he decided to take AJ under his wing.
He said: “Because AJ is my brother. AJ hello!
“Because AJ’s not proud. AJ understands, if you make a mistake, it’s only your mistake; you must change.
“You know, a mistake is like, for me, it’s like gasoline, but if you make one mistake, two, three, you’re stupid.
The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua
And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round.
Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August.
“If you do one, but okay, change, you look at what you do not do well, and change, but AJ is who changed his life.”
Joshua, 36, and Fury, 37, have already signed their contracts to fight.
But AJ’s deal stipulates that the bout must take place in the UK – while organisers including Netflix prefer a US bout to accommodate viewing times in America.
Promoter Eddie Hearn told SunSport he is set for talks over the fight this week.
