ANTHONY JOSHUA opened up on his boxing pain and said: “I don’t like losing.”
Joshua challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world title on Saturday in what is expected to be a 96,000 sellout at Wembley Stadium.
It comes three years after AJ surrendered the unified titles to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, 34, then lost the rematch in August 2022 and broke down in a furious rant in the ring in the aftermath.
Reflecting on the infamous situation, Joshua told BBC Sport: “I’ve worked hard and been through a lot of pain, and I’ve worked hard to get better.
“Hopefully those experiences won’t happen again because as you saw that night, I don’t like losing.”
Joshua has bounced back with four wins since his rematch defeat to Usyk, 37.
He most recently knocked out ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 38, in two rounds in March.
And now he faces British rival Dubois, 27, in his bid to become an experienced three-time champ.
Joshua said: “I think I’m gifted with an ability to fight and compete.
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“In boxing you’re able to read certain tendencies, you’re able to read your opponent, so I can always have an eye for that.
“But there’s a supreme level that you can take it to. And it’s happened over the past eight or 10 months. I’ve really honed in on those skills.”
