Anthony Joshua splits from second coach in 12 months after back-to- back defeats

Anthony Joshua appears to have split from trainer Robert Garcia after promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed he is in the United States building a new team.

‘AJ’ split with long-term trainer Rob McCracken following his fist defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in the United Kingdom last year and linked up with experienced American Garcia.

Joshua attempted to get his revenge over Usyk in August and went with a gameplan formulated by Garcia, but came up short by split decision in their Saudi Arabia rematch.

It appeared that Garcia had been critical of Joshua in a Spanish-speaking interview following the clash, which sparked fears of a split, but it was later ruled as a mistranslation of the American.

However, Joshua’s promoter Hearn confirmed in a brief update this weekend that his client is once again scouring the US for a new trainer.

“No, he is good. He is out in America at the moment working on his new team,” Hearn said when providing an update on Joshua’s situation in an interview with with Behind The Gloves.

“He is getting that together and then we will get an opponent sorted and the date is pretty much locked in. It is pretty much sorted and we are looking forward to seeing him return.