“Joshua’s Future in Doubt? Heavyweight Star Leaves Fans Guessing with Bold Retirement Hint”
Anthony Joshua was once the biggest British boxer, who provided his home fans with someone to get behind at the top level, since Lennox Lewis, he was the darling of the nation, especially after he clamied all but one of the belts in his April 2017 stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko, where the WBA and IBO belts joined the IBF strap in his cabinet.
The problem is that victory was over eight years ago, and Joshua hasn’t beaten some of that calibre since and in recent times, every time he has fought someone of that level, he’s lost badly. It now appears the Watford man himself shares the sentiment of many, and that is he should call it a day, if his Instagram story is anything to go by.
The End Maybe Near
Joshua posted a tribute to his promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, who Joshua has been with his whole career, in that post there was one line that suggested his career won’t see 2026.
‘Shout to Matchroom Boxing for all you have done for me and continue to do for me,’
‘Long may you reign supreme and keep giving fighters opportunities to become champions and make boxing great.
‘Long may you reign supreme and keep giving fighters opportunities to become champions and make boxing great.
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’12 years ago, I signed with you and 12 years later I will throw my last punch with you.
‘Royalty and loyalty is a perfect match for the great good. A toast to another 100 years of Matchroom Boxing
‘And to finish on this… If I could start from scratch, I wouldn’t change s***.’
Under the Matchroom banner, Joshua has become a two-time heavyweight champion but also suffered four defeats.
Joshua won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2012 London Olympics, defeating fellow professional. Zhilei Zhang in the Quarter-final.
Then after signing with Matchroom, he made his professional debut on the 5th October, with a first round knockout of Emanuele Leo. His next three opponents, Paul Butlin, Hrvoje Kisicek and Dorian Darch, did one better than Leo, making it to the second round before being stopped.
