ANTHONY JOSHUA’S new trainer Ben Davison wants a THIRD fight with Oleksandr Usyk in a bid to “put that right”.
AJ was twice beaten by Usyk on points and had separate cornermen in both bouts, firstly Rob McCracken and then Robert Garcia.
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He would later link up with Derrick James but the American was not available for his most recent win over Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia.
Instead, Davison led the charge for the first time in Joshua’s career and oversaw the fifth round domination over Wallin.
And the young coach – who shot to fame working with Tyson Fury – believes he can help AJ finally overcome the undefeated Usyk.
Davison told Boxing News: “Being selfish, I’d really like to put that Usyk fight right for him.
“I don’t know if that’s even doable. But that’s something that I would love to help him do.
“That’s something I said to him first when came down to the gym, that I’m really confident that we’d be able to help him put that right.”
Joshua had beaten Jermaine Franklin on points and stopped Robert Helenius under the guidance of James.
But the Texan was in camp with Ryan Garcia in Dallas by the time AJ was announced on seven weeks notice to fight Wallin.
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So he decided to remain in the UK for his camp and switched camps to Davison’s gym in Harlow.
Joshua’s next step remains uncertain after Deontay Wilder blew their super-fight worth £100million by losing to Joseph Parker.
And even Davison is unable to say for certain whether he will continue working with AJ going forward.
He said: “I don’t know. I can’t comment on that. It’s a pleasure to work with but we’ll see.”
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