One of the most controversial moments of Anthony Joshua’s career unfolded after his heavyweight title rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk in 2022. Following a narrow split-decision defeat, a visibly furious Joshua grabbed two of Usyk’s championship belts and hurled them out of the ring before squaring up to members of the Ukrainian’s team, needing to be restrained by officials. Joshua then stormed out of the ring, confronting people at ringside, before later returning after calming down. He subsequently delivered a rambling, emotional speech on the microphone that quickly went viral, marking a dramatic end to the fight. The incident followed…
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