Anthony Joshua will train with Oleksandr Usyk’s team for his upcoming fight against Jake Paul.
The heavyweight bout is scheduled for December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
This marks Joshua’s first fight since a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois and subsequent elbow surgery.
As preparation for his eight-round heavyweight fight against Jake Paul in December at Kaseya Center in Miami, Anthony Joshua confirmed at the pre-fight news conference that he will train with members of Oleksandr Usyk’s team, marking a strategic shift in his training approach.
Joshua has joined heavyweight champion Usyk and his team in Spain as he prepares for his upcoming fight. This marks a significant change from his previous training regimen under Ben Davison, the former coach of Tyson Fury, with whom he has worked in the UK since 2023. This will be Joshua’s first fight since September 2024, when he suffered a fifth-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois and recovered from elbow surgery that he underwent earlier this year.
‘I won’t be trained by Ben Davison, I said that London’s a bit distracting for me so I was invited to train with team Usyk. I’ve been in Spain, we’ve been doing some good training,’ Joshua said at the pre-fight news conference.
Usyk holds an undefeated record of 24 wins that include 15 knockouts and is coming off a victory against Dubois in July that awarded him the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Joshua confirmed that although he is not sparring with Usyk, the Ukrainian has been present at the camp for the past two months.
When is Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua?
Jake Paul will enter the ring to face Anthony Joshua on Friday, Dec. 19, in a sanctioned heavyweight fight.
Date: Friday, Dec. 19
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Stream: Netflix
Location: Kaseya Center (Miami)
How to watch Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua
The Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua fight will be available exclusively on Netflix. Fans can watch it with any Netflix subscription plan at no extra pay-per-view fee.
Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight rules
The Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight will consist of eight, three-minute rounds, and the fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves, which is the standard for heavyweight bouts.