Anthony Joshua Sends Fans Into Frenzy: “2025 Might Be the Last Time You See Me Fight”

British boxer, Anthony Joshua, has dropped a big hint that 2025 could be his last year in the sport.

Anthony Joshua’s last fight came in September 2024, when he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois last September in the fifth round.

The 35-year-old, who made his professional debut in 2013, is expected to fight again later this year.

During an interview on the Ariel Helwani Show, Joshua claimed his “last punch” will be thrown this year.

Joshua was paying tribute to his promoters, MatchRoom Boxing, who has managed him all his career.

He said: “Long may you reign supreme and keep giving fighters opportunities to become champions and make boxing great.

“12 years ago, I signed with you and 12 years later I will throw my last punch with you.”

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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.

With The Emphatic Knockout ” A J” Pays Legendary Tribute  to Oleksandr Usyk after Daniel Dubois’ emphatic knockout win.”

Oleksandr Usyk’s brutal win over Daniel Dubois has gained a response from their shared rival, Anthony Joshua.

On Saturday night, Usyk brutally stopped Dubois in the fifth round with a stunning left hook to become a three-time undisputed champion.

Dubois became the latest of three Britons to have two defeats at the hand of Usyk.

Tyson Fury and Joshua make up the other two names on that list.

The Ukrainian superstar is also overall now 8-0 against an array of British greats which also include Tony Bellew and Derek Chisora.

Usyk named a short-list of potential opponents for his next outing which included Fury, Chisora, Joseph Parker and Joshua.

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The 35-year-old shared a story on Instagram showing his respect for his two-time rival.

It saw him describe Usyk as having ‘legacy, identity, focus and family’.

Joshua also took the opportunity to tag famous 2017 rival Wladimir Klitschko, with the pair also sharing huge respect after their iconic duel.

AJ hasn’t been in the ring since he suffered a brutal KO defeat to Dubois last September.

His promoter, Eddie Hearn has recently revealed to talkSPORT that he will return before the end of the year.

He recently had surgery on his elbow, but has yet to announce exactly what his plans are for his return.

Joshua ideally wants to face Fury next and finally settle their rivalry.

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But Fury shared his request for a trilogy match with Usyk instead as priority as he believes he can be the man to beat the undefeated star.

Should the pair enter the ring again, it won’t be until 2026.

A successful title defence would only further cement his legacy as the greatest heavyweight of the past two decades.

After his recent victory, the legendary star has been compared to the likes of Lennox Lewis and Muhammad Ali.

Simply no-one is able to beat the elite technician right now, and a new batch of challengers will fancy their chances.

Turki Alalshikh even suggested that rising star Moses Itauma could be in line next to make a fast jump to the top dog in the division.