Popular boxer, Kubrat Pulev has come out to apologize to Anthony Joshua after racism accusations over a comment he made ahead of their world heavyweight title bout.

He had said, “His strengths? I’d say he has a very powerful punch undeniably.”

“What are his other strengths? His tan is better than mine.”

Reacting to the backlash he received, he recently revealed that he has never been one to allow himself to show disrespect to another human being on racial, ethnic, or religious grounds.

He added that if anyone was offended by his words, he is sincerely sorry for making them feel that way.

His words, “I would never, under any circumstances, allow myself to show disrespect to another human being on racial, ethnic or religious grounds.”

“If somebody has been offended by my words, I hope they would try to understand exactly what I meant by them and if they cannot understand me, then accept my sincere apology.”

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Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019 and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua was born on 15 October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, the son of Yeta and Robert Joshua. His mother is Nigerian, while his father is of Nigerian and Irish ancestry. Joshua’s Nigerian background can be specifically traced back to the Yoruba people, amongst whom he is of aristocratic rank.

His cousin, Ben Ileyemi, is also a professional boxer. The pair made their professional debuts together in 2013. Joshua spent some of his early years in Nigeria as a boarding school student at Mayflower School in Ikenne.

Following his parents’ divorce when he was 12, he returned to the UK halfway through Year Seven to join Kings Langley Secondary School. Growing up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire, he was called “Femi” by his friends and former teachers, due to his middle name, Oluwafemi. He excelled at football and athletics and broke his school’s Year Nine 100 m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.