Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua will not be retiring from his sport in the near future.
The 34-year-old Watford warrior has been vocal over the past number of years about his keenness to not fight until he turns 30.
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However, his early retirement was planned before consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk derailed his retirement attempt. plain and obvious Splendor.
However, four straight wins have breathed new life into AJ’s undisputed claim, including a home bout with Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title.
And according to Hearn, the former two-time unified champion has at least one more “five” There is a struggle going on inside him before he draws curtains on his glittering career.
Matchroom Boxing chief recently explained talkSPORT“Everything changes after every fight, but I think I’ve never seen him enjoy boxing so much.
“The preparation, the team. It’s simple but effective. I think he’s really found his rhythm with Ben (Davison) and the camp there.
“And I think if you look back after Oleksandr Usyk’s fights you would have said, ‘How many more fights? Three? Five?’
“Since then, four cases have been reported and now we are saying there will be five (more) cases.
“It’s always fight by fight.”
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During an appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show he said: “I’ve always said I’d retire at 35.”
“I’ll be 35 in October, and if my body holds up I’m thinking of doing this for another two years.”
“I’ve set up some businesses that I can naturally grow into, because they don’t rely on me being the leader.”
Joshua will attempt to become a three-time heavyweight champion when he takes on fellow Briton Dubois at Wembley on September 21.
But the prospect of winning another world title is not on the mind of the London 2012 gold medallist.
When asked if he has thought about the significance of a potential win over Dubois, AJ replied: “Inshallah (God willing).
“We’ll see, I don’t like talking about what’s going to happen.
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“You know what it is: I watch a lot of things, I watch a lot of boxing and I see people make bold predictions.
“And (they) say this and say that. And what matters is the result. Let me get my job done.”
