English professional boxer of Nigeria origin, Anthony Joshua, has revealed his choice career after he might have quit boxing. Joshua,…
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The perception in British boxing is that there is no bigger fight than Fury versus Joshua, which has come within inches of being made twice over the past few years. But Joshua reckons that there is more intrigue in the all-London clash between he and Whyte, who have fought as amateurs and professionals.
‘AJ’ will seek redemption again after losing for the second consecutive time to Oleksandr Usyk in August. Joshua showed significant improvement in the sequel but fell to a split-decision defeat, and is now eyeing big fights next year in order to reignite his title charge.
The professional boxer, who is a Nigerian, explained that his past criminal record keeps coming back to haunt him.
Fury, 34, has retired, or threatened to, on numerous occasions, but speaking on The High Performance podcast, the WBC heavyweight champion believes he has unfinished business with Joshua before he can hang up the gloves.
Anthony Joshua will no longer work with Robert Garcia or any other coach exclusively following his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Over the course of the last few years, it’s safe to say Anthony Joshua has had some ups and downs.
On December 3, Chisora will fight Fury for the third time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the WBC world heavyweight title on the line.
Joshua is a director of several companies under the banner of his 258 management company, which he runs with his manager Freddie Cunningham.
The long-awaited, all-British heavyweight showdown was being targeted for 3 December, but it looks to have slipped away once again – having initially fallen through in summer 2021.
Usyk retained his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Championships against Joshua over the summer. And the heavyweight immediately turned his attention to a unification bout with Tyson Fury, but that bout now looks dead in the water.
Joshua had said on Sunday he will sign the contract to fight Fury after the WBC champion issued an ultimatum.
Fury set Joshua’s camp the ultimatum on Friday night, insisting if the deal cannot be done he will walk away and find another opponent for his next WBC title defence.
Speaking at the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker fight in Manchester, Fury stated that AJ is yet to agree to a deal.
Fury recently offered his fellow Briton the chance to challenge him for the WBC title before the end of the year.
Wilder, 36, returns for the first time since his back-to-back knockout defeats to Tyson Fury when he faces former sparring partner Helenius on October 15. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ considered hanging up his gloves after losing twice to Fury, but announced his return by insisting the heavyweight division needs an American champion to thrive again.
So says Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, who believes Anthony Joshua can take down the “arrogant” Gypsy King.
On Tuesday, Joshua’s management confirmed they will accept Fury’s 60/40 purse split offer to set up a clash with the Gypsy King for the WBC world heavyweight title on December 3. The bout will be contested at the Principality Stadium in Wales.
Fury, the WBC champion, made the offer to his British rival last week, saying he would accept a 60-40 purse split in order to seal the contest.
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