Anthony Joshua trains in Dubai like Rocky with Lawrence Okolie, as he prepares to face Oleksandr Usyk.

ANTHONY JOSHUA channeled his inner Rocky Balboa when he ran in Dubai with WBO Cruiserweight Champion Lawrence Okolie.

As he seeks to get in peak physical condition for his fight against Oleksandr Uzyk, the 32-year old is currently training in Dubai.

After losing his WBA and WBO belts to Joshua in September, British icon Joshua wants to be a three-time heavyweight champion.

AJ enjoyed some downtime in Oregon this month while he took a break from boxing.

The 2012 Olympic gold medallist in the Olympics has now intensified his preparations. Okolie, a Watford native, is now running alongside him.

Okolie, 29 years old, shared an Instagram video of them working out in the Gulf country.

Caption: The 2016 Olympian says that Anthony Joshua and the boys wanted to try @Okoliefit so we did a conditioning day.

"Solid work this morning in Dubai with our team, we are taking @Okoliefit international.

"Here @okoliefit, we look forward to smashing the new Year together!" You can change your life, as always! !"

Joshua posted a photo of Joshua and his Instagram story of them running up steps. It reminded me of Rocky, the fictional boxer who ran up the steps to get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

He captioned the footage as: "Helping the champ prepare for his world title defense."

Recently, AJ stated that he would be using a more'mental approach to training' as he aims to reach the pinnacle in the heavyweight division.

The former British and Commonwealth champion stated, "I'm not happy about what happened in my last fight."

"You must be angry about losing. It's unacceptable.

"My losses should be in my highlights reel, since that's what shapes you. It's always on me.

"I don’t take losses well. I fight the hardest consistently and try to overcome obstacles."

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