JAKARTA - The long-awaited rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua took place in Saudi Arabia in early August with a victory in favor of boxers from Ukraine.
Following Usyk's victory, Robert Garcia said that his protege, Joshua, had been mentally drained since round 10 or 11, despite the fact that he had almost knockoutd a few minutes earlier.
"(Joshua) has actually lost mentally since round 10 or 11," Garcia said as quoted by Marca, Tuesday, August 30.
"Ronde 10 is very decisive for Usyk. It changed the whole fight and mentally we lost. But there was still luck that he connected to a good punch or something, because Anthony really hit hard.
"And one punch can change the fight. That's what we're waiting to see if the punch or what, because he already dominates."
In an interview with Izquierdazo, the coach said that the 10th round of fighting was what changed everything, because from then on Usyk took control and walked towards victory.
"The fight went well, but round 10 changed the fight," Garcia added. "The last three rounds were the one that changed the fight.
"In the ninth round we almost won, maybe even by knockout, until that round we won the fight as the jury saw, decided in the last round".
In that duel, Usyk showed his heart as a fighter as he defended his heavyweight title.
"His desire to show his country why the country (Ukraine) should not be defeated, it was mentally that made the fight change and that's what made him win," Garcia concluded.
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