Anthony Joshua has been challenged by Israel Adesanya to use a strategy from one of his previous fights to defeat Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua will take on the Ukrainian in their heavyweight rematch on Saturday in an effort to reclaim his titles.
Joshua should draw inspiration from his title match against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 in 2019, according to Adesanya.
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After several competitive rounds, the Nigerian defeated Gastelum to claim the vacant interim middleweight championship. The fight was selected as the UFC fight of the year for 2019.
“He’s yet another unique specimen. He may have said something along the lines of, “I’m done trying to box.” He admitted to Sky Sports that he “kind of got angry.”
“Yeah, that fire, I agree. Bring out and utilize your ancestry. He’ll be a dangerous man, in my opinion, if he does that. Just channel it the way I did when I declared, “I’m willing to die,” during the [Kevin] Gastelum fight.
“That’s like the lion’s heart. He must make use of that. So, yes, he must draw on his heritage to unleash the lion within.
