ANTHONY JOHUA has been warned that he is in trouble with Oleksandr Usyk, who plans to make "WAR" during sparring sessions.
In their August 20 rematch, AJ will try to regain his belts from the Ukrainian heavyweight.
Oleksandr Usyk will be fighting in his training camp. A sparring partner says so.
Anthony Joshua was warned that he will face a difficult task in the rematch next month
For the best preparation, the Brit is going through a rigorous training camp.
As Usyk prepares for the battle in Saudi Arabia next month, he is not leaving anything to chance.
This brawler is currently on a training camp in Dubai.
And Usyk spends his time sparring with several big-hitters who resemble AJ both technically and physically.
One of them is Kazakh star Nursultan Amazholov, who was Usyk’s go-to before his victory over Joshua in September 2021.
Aamir Ali, Amanzholov’s manager, claims Usyk is now more intense in training. His no-nonsense approach has led to many of his workout partners being sent home.
Ali believes Joshua is not up to Usyk's determination and perseverance when they enter the ring together.
Sky Sports' Ali said: "He [Amanzholov] claims that there are days when Usyk goes into war with him. Although it's difficult to hurt Nursultan, he has been there a few times.
"But many of his heavyweights were sent home, if not able to stay in camp. They are unable to keep up.
"He said that [Usyk] is in great shape for this camp.
"He said that as soon as [Usyk] returned from Jeddah from the press conference the day before, he called up Nursultan, who was sitting in his hotel, and said, 'I want to sparring today.'
"Literally got off of the plane and began sparring immediately and [Amanzholov] stated that he was in a bad mood.
"He was really angry and wanted to go to war. Anthony Joshua is in trouble
