We’ll Respect Whatever Decision Anthony Joshua Makes About His Boxing Career – Family

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The family of former heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, have come out to back the Nigerian-British boxer. AJ’s uncle, Ademola Joshua, recently had his say during an interview with Punch, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the family will stand firmly behind whatever decision Joshua makes regarding his career because they are extremely proud of him.

Stressing that AJ will have the final say, he reiterated that his loved ones will respect his wish completely.

His words, “We are proud of him, very proud. The way we, the elderly, think is different from theirs, but it is entirely his decision. He makes the final call, and we respect whatever he chooses.

Whatever he has decided within himself, we will support him fully. Each time he’s knocked down, it feels like our hearts are coming out of our chest. All the emotions whenever he’s fighting — it’s a lot of trauma for us too.”

WOW.

Anthony 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.