Anthony Joshua is in discussions to build a care home for retired ex-boxers.
Dave Harris is the chairman of the Ringside Charitable Trust, an organisation providing support to retired fighters.
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Harris revealed that Trust ambassador AJ has offered to collaborate with the charity to build a care home for former boxers.
The news led to fans praising Joshua – who is worth an estimated £175million – for his heartwarming act.
One said: “I’m a huge fan of boxer Anthony Joshua but AJ is also an amazing person, he has a heart of gold and I hope more people follow his example.”
Another said: “AJ did a fantastic job.”
Women’s boxing pioneer Jane Couch posted: “Fantastic news for a much-needed cause.”
One posted: “Pretty incredible news and I hope something is resolved.”
Joshua first revealed his intention on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
He said: “They suffer themselves, so we are talking about opening a care home.”
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“That will be part of my boxing legacy — that I gave something back to the sport that made me.”
He added: “The one thing I want is for my health to remain intact.
“Because it’s your health that’s the most important thing you’re putting at stake.
“We can see it when players’ health is deteriorating, but we never talk about it among ourselves. We only focus on winning.”
Joshua has shown his kinder side before, donating to England Boxing during the coronavirus pandemic to help amateur boxing.
He also sent essential items to Nigeria during the lockdown.
Joshua, 34, is set to return to the ring in September with his British opponent Daniel Dubois, 26, the frontrunner to face him.
