Anthony Joshua’s tears and tirade show the burden of boxing’s spotlight

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua congratulates champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, at the end of their world heavyweight title fight at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Ali Hamed Khamaj/EPAIt was shortly before 4am local time that Anthony Joshua met the crowd that had been waiting for him. Alongside his promoter, Eddie Hearn, the 32-year-old strode into the press conference room located at the back of the Abdullah Sports City media centre and took a seat behind the podium.

It was surprising because it came from a man who for so long has been the epitome of restraint. Joshua may punch people for a living but he also comes across as a nice guy, charming, sweet. But here, on a hot night in Jeddah, the Saudi Arabian city by the Red Sea, that all burned away. Anthony Joshua wipes away tears during his press conference after losing to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk. Photograph: EPA

With that comes vast riches but it is also draining, both mentally and physically, and while Joshua was probably able to cope with that during the good times, it clearly has proved too much during the bad – specifically in the period between his loss to Usyk in Tottenham last September and Saturday’s rematch.

Oleksandr Usyk in action against Anthony Joshua during the world heavyweight title fight in Jeddah. Photograph: Ali Hamed Khamaj/EPA

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