Anthony Joshua nonetheless has plans to be a champion once more.
The British boxing star fell flat towards fellow Englishman Daniel Dubois this previous Saturday, being totally dominated for almost all of the competition earlier than Dubois put him down for the rely in Spherical 5 in entrance of a packed home at London’s Wembley Stadium. Joshua was making an attempt to carry heavyweight gold for the primary time since 2021, but it surely was Dubois that efficiently defended his IBF title whereas incomes the largest win of his profession.
On Monday, Joshua launched an announcement on social media, thanking his supporters and vowing to proceed his run again to the highest.
“Sure, I do know we got here up quick, however we’ve received to have a look at all of the positives,” Joshua stated. “That’s the mindset and that’s the angle that we have now to have, a constructive one. All the time. Take a look at what we’ve achieved within the area of 11 years, it’s phenomenal and I need to thank each single one among you that’s been using with me. What a roller-coaster journey.
“However you recognize what the issue is? Is that it’s removed from over but. We’ve executed it as soon as, we’ve executed it twice. Doing it a 3rd time hasn’t been straightforward, however I imagine it’s one thing I can obtain. It’s about making the fitting steps ahead, working laborious, and proving, and it’s received to return from right here [taps chest] greater than something. It might’t come from any exterior voices or influences, it’s received to return from right here, and it’s solely been a day, however once I sit again and I’m considering, I do know I’ve received a variety of this. I do know I’ve received a variety of this.”
Joshua, who turns 35 in October, had rattled off 4 consecutive victories to rebound from a pair of losses to Oleksandr Usyk. He adopted a pair of wins over veterans Otto Wallin and Robert Helenius with a surprising knockout of former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, and a powerful efficiency towards Dubois may have arrange a long-awaited matchup with Tyson Fury.
Fury is presently set to rematch Usyk on Dec. 21 after shedding to the Ukrainian star this psat Might. It’s unclear what path Joshua has to finally reserving a matchup with both of this would-be heavyweight rivals, but it surely appears like he’s keen to place the work in.
“Hold your seat belts tight, as a result of deep, deep, deep down in right here, I do know we’ve received much more to convey and much more to convey to the sport,” Joshua stated. “Lengthy could it proceed.”
