Anthony Joshua will step again into the ring on Friday night because the Brit squares off with the harmful ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou.
Ngannou had Tyson Fury on the ropes late final 12 months in his boxing debut – and he’ll now conflict with Britain’s different high heavyweight. And forward of their bout, Daily Star Sport is taking a look at AJ’s love life and what he does away from the ring.
Joshua, 34, nonetheless lives at house together with his mum, Yeta Odusanya. He moved again into his mum’s council home again in 2017 – shortly after incomes an estimated £15million from defeating Ukrainian star Wladimir Klitschko.
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Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua steps within the ring with MMA famous person Francis Ngannou, following his gorgeous show in opposition to Tyson Fury.
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“I still live with my mum,” the two-time world champion informed Louis Theroux. “In our culture, we grew up in our own family home, we support our parents.
“Why am I going to maneuver out and depart my mum by herself, for some lady? Family is a very powerful factor. When a lady will get with me, she ain’t simply marrying me, she’s marrying my household.”
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Joshua is not presently in a relationship – and he likes to maintain his personal life to himself. He added: “Are we going to dissect everything I say and use it as a narrative to create a story? That’s why I keep myself to myself.
“You put all this strain on your self to come back and be this large star and be excellent. I’m telling you, they’re going to pull you down. The larger you might be, the larger the drop.”
Joshua was in an on-off relationship with childhood sweetheart Nicole Osbourne, whom he once bought a £500,000 flat not far from his home. The pair have a child together, who Joshua likes to hide from the limelight.
AJ did joke final April that his dream lady can be presenter Laura Woods – when Woods was interviewing him after his comeback win over Jermaine Franklin.
He stated: “I think it’s blossomed amazingly, just like you…You [are my dream date]. I know Loftus Cheek has beaten me to it!”
Woods has since settled down with ex-Love Island star Adam Collard, and the pair typically shared loved-up snaps on social media.