Joe Joyce tells Sky Sports he goals to struggle Oleksandr Usyk subsequent after his heavyweight rematch vs Zhilei Zhang on September 23 at Wembley Arena; Zhang upset Joyce when he stopped the Londoner in April and claimed the WBO Interim strap, after which Joyce triggered a rematch

Joe Joyce says Oleksandr Usyk is subsequent, after he “gets the title back” in his rematch vs Zhilei Zhang on Saturday at Wembley Arena.

Zhang shattered Joyce’s unbeaten file with a sixth-round stoppage in April, and could have his personal eyes on a pursuit of Tyson Fury had been he to win once more, which appeared the plan earlier than Joyce triggered a direct rematch.

If Joyce can beat Zhang, he’ll win again the WBO Interim strap and extra considerably place himself because the obligatory challenger for the WBO championship Usyk holds.

“I’m hopeful, once I get the title back, that it will be Usyk next,” Joyce instructed Sky Sports on Thursday.

“But the way in which heavyweight boxing is true now, I’m not 100 per cent positive.

“Definitely getting the title back will put me in good stead, and it then becomes a more likely scenario to fight Usyk.”

Joyce’s defeat to Zhang and the way in which wherein he was halted was a shock, with the Briton having appeared so formidable beforehand in his profession.

The Chinese veteran, an Olympic silver medallist like Joyce, used his measurement, energy and sharp southpaw punching to deal with the Londoner in some model, inflicting an eye fixed harm that in the end proved decisive.

Joyce, when requested how he has dealt with defeat, admits it was robust at first, however is now in a superior place confidence-wise.

“It was tough at the beginning [to get over first pro defeat],” Joyce provides. “But once I got back into camp in Las Vegas, and got switched on and focussed on what I’m doing, it’s given me and filled me with confidence.

“I’ve been correcting the errors from the earlier camp, and from week-to-week as I’ve improved, and had extra follow with the southpaw stance, it is made me much more assured.

“With a loss you learn stuff, and it exposes weaknesses that you had.

“I want to win and keep winning. I prefer that feeling, and I need to get that title back, so there’s a lot more on the line.

“So I’ve made positive I’ve carried out all the things in my energy to get the perfect out of my camp and in my efficiency.”

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