The Gypsy King landed a huge uppercut in the sixth round with the Body Snatcher unable to continue.
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Ring king Usyk, 35, was born in the Crimean city of Simferopol but has based himself in Kiev with his family in recent years.
Usyk outpointed Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London last September, taking the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts from the Briton in the process.
Joshua was comprehensively outpointed as he dropped his WBA, IBF and WBO titles to Usyk last September.
Saudi Arabia is being considered as a location for the second fight between Usyk and Joshua, which is set to be scheduled in late June.
Usyk outpointed Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September to claim the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and the Ukrainian’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk disclosed a return bout could occur in late June.
Usyk has made the difficult decision to leave his combat unit in the fight against Russia, to prepare for his heavyweight rematch with Anthony Joshua this summer.
Usyk signed up to defend his native country earlier this month after Russian president Vladimir Putin launched an all-out attack on their Eastern European neighbours.
Usyk, 35, joined the Kyiv Territorial Defence to help Ukraine’s fight against Russian advances last month, which threw his fight against AJ into doubt.
Heavyweight Joyce has been talking up a possible fight against Joshua because his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk is now on ice amid Russia’s ongoing conflict against Ukraine, with Sweden’s Otto Wallin also in the running.
The fallen Briton had been hoping for a rematch in May this year, although current events in Ukraine are more important for the recently crowned WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion, who is focused on an entirely different kind of battle outside the boxing ring.
Joshua’s rematch with unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk is currently in major doubt as the Ukrainian is on the frontline defending his nation against a Russian invasion.
Fernandez has been Joshua’s assistant coach but received a promotion for the British boxer’s bid to reclaim his titles.
Britain’s heavyweight world champion, 33, said last week he will call it a day after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte.
The two-time heavyweight world champion is preparing for his rematch against the unbeaten Ukrainian after being outpointed in September.
The 35-year-old former Olympic gold medalist has joined a territorial defence battalion, according to the ESPN.
Joshua will attempt to win back his three heavyweight world titles when he takes on the Ukrainian in May or June.
Wilder, 36, revealed in December he is considering retirement after losing to Tyson Fury for the second time in October.
The former heavyweight champion is set to try and earn his belts back against the Ukrainian in May, and is already hard at work in preparation.
Fury, who shared an epic trilogy series with Wilder, posted a mocked up poster of the American and AJ.