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Anthony Joshua looking for knockout in Oleksandr Usyk rematch

Anthony Joshua has warned Oleksandr Usyk that he has no intention of letting their heavyweight rematch go the distance in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

Usyk outboxed Joshua to win a unanimous points decision at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September, but the Brit has indicated that he will try to avoid getting drawn into another technical battle, and will instead go in search of an early finish.

'We're going for a knockout!' Joshua told the crowd at the open workout on Tuesday evening.

Anthony Joshua looked in a relaxed mood ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk
He insisted that he will be looking to end his fight with Usyk before the final bell

Many observers felt that the two-time heavyweight champion got his tactics wrong in the first fight, which allowed Usyk to open up a convincing lead on the scorecards.