Anthony Joshua revealed that he had been ‘through a lot of pain’ over the past two years as he looks to claim Daniel Dubios’ IBF world heavyweight title on Saturday.

The pair will collide in an all-British clash at Wembley Stadium and Joshua is hoping to prove just ‘how good he is’ by besting his 27-year-old opponent.

But the former IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion has had to overcome some tough times to fight back to becoming a mandatory challenger, after losing his belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2022.

‘I’ve worked hard and been through a lot of pain, and I’ve worked hard to get better,’ Joshua told BBC Sport.

The 34-year-old broke down in tears during his post-fight press conference after suffering his second defeat to Usyk.

Anthony Joshua (left) stated he had ‘been through a lot of pain’ since his defeats by Oleksandr Usyk

Joshua cried during his post-fight press conference as the Brit was overcome by emotion after suffering defeat in his rematch vs Usyk back in 2022

Joshua was fuming following the fight and threw Usyk’s belts out the ring after the result

He had also admitted that he had ‘let himself down’ with his erratic behaviour, grabbing Usyk’s belts and throwing them out of the ring in the immediate aftermath of their rematch.