Popular British professional boxer and former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has explained why he will not take on any opponent in the ring again this year until 2023.
Watford-born Joshua shot to fame at the 2012 Olympics, winning gold in the super heavyweight division revealed that he has decided against fighting again this year so that he can ‘rest mentally’ after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in August.
Anthony Joshua who made the revelation in an interview with DAZN said that his last fight which ended up in a defeat against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk tore him apart.
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”You saw after my last fight, it tore me apart,“ Joshua told DAZN.
‘’I had so much riding on it, for me, the British fans, the undisputed fight, it just really tore me apart. So from a mental capacity, my close ones are telling me: “you should rest mentally”.
”Physically, I’m down to fight. I’m a warrior, I like this game, I like competing. But on a mental aspect, I think people have really seen it means a lot,” the pugilist added.
