Boxing fans stunned at Oleksandr Usyk’s body transformation ahead of Anthony Joshua rematch

Boxing fans are fearing for Anthony Joshua after Oleksandr Usyk showed off his body transformation online. 

It is now less than two weeks to go before the pair face off in the ring in Saudi Arabia on August 20.  

Joshua is looking for revenge after losing his WBA (Super), IBF and WBO titles to Usyk in London last September. 

But the Ukrainian has gained significant weight since the original fight, when he weighed in at at a career heaviest 221lb. 

On Sunday, Usyk shared a short clip of himself shadow boxing while training in Dubai and fans were stunned at how much he has bulked out. 

There have previously been fears that the 35-year-old would not be able to fully complete the step up from cruiserweight to heavyweight, but he has silenced those doubters. 

‘Hasn’t half bulked up,’ one fan commented, while another added ‘Jheez Usyk looking like a tank and a half. Gonna be a long night for AJ’. 

Usyk stunned the world when he beat Joshua by unanimous decision last year, but now he is the favourite to retain his heavyweight titles. 

‘This guy is about to destroy Joshua and put him into retirement,’ one fan tweeted. ‘AJ is in big big trouble,’ another added. 

Some fans even believe that Usyk could knock Joshua out at King Abdullah Sports City. 

‘Size of him,’ one amazed Twitter user said. ‘AJ out cold in 6’. Another commented: ‘Oh god, AJ is getting sparked out’.