ANTHONY JOSHUA paid his sparring partner to fly to Croatia to see him after his family was involved in a car accident this week.
Marko Milun (25 years old) has been an integral part AJ's training camp as he prepares for Oleksandr Usyk's rematch on Saturday night.
Anthony Joshua was in camp with Marko Milun
However, he was not able to attend the final sparring sessions as he had rushed home to be with his family.
Milun spoke to BoyleSports and said: "They (Joshua) helped me Monday.
"My family was in a car accident. They booked my flight for me immediately, three hours to Croatia.
"They were very friendly and helped me with everything. Because of the accident, I missed the last sparring.
"I want to thank the AJ team for all their support. My family is now okay. My sisters will need to have an operation but they aren't in danger. That's what's most important.
Milun is positive that Joshua will win his belts back this weekend. Milun also explains how this training camp has been much better than the one before the first fight last January.
He stated, "This time, the whole camp has changed. It's different.
"We sparred maybe 15 rounds, me AJ, very high rounds and it was explosive. I enjoyed it.
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"Not like last year - everything was different; the way he treated us was different.
His training, from the small to the major, is very different. He wants to win badly and is hungry now.
"Last time, we didn't talk as much because we were apart. He was at his hotel.
"Now, we eat together and train together. We are in the pool together, recuperating in the sauna. He's a great guy and we have grown closer than ever before.
"He's relaxed, it's huge pressure, everyone thinks that it's great pressure, but I believe he can handle it."
He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic champion. He takes the pressure as a normal part of life.
"Everybody is against him, but who cares? He will be a better AJ in the fight, I believe.
Milun stated that Joshua, 32-year-old, must use the game plan to win. "I told AJ to bully Usyk. You can't box him." Everyone knows this.
"Maybe Usyk will anticipate that - he seems heavier this time. But not as heavy as AJ.
"I don’t know how he will finish the fight. He trained to attack and he taught defence. He trained sparring better than ever before.
"He lost only four rounds last year." It's not that much. He can catch him in 12 rounds of pressure, and he can beat Usyk."
AJ is available for Saturday's showdown
