Joshua Plans September Comeback

Anthony Joshua plans to return to the ring in September, aiming for his third world championship title.
Despite wanting to fight Tyson Fury, he’s focusing on his upcoming match and acknowledges Fury as a rival.
He has also showed respect for his last opponent, Francis Ngannou, and is positioning himself for a potential showdown with the winner of Usyk vs. Fury.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Anthony Joshua has declared his intention to step back into the ring in September, as he edges closer to achieving a third world championship title.

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The British-Nigerian boxer is currently enjoying a four-fight winning streak, having secured victories over Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin, and Francis Ngannou, with three of those wins coming by knockout.

This successful run follows his consecutive defeats and subsequent attempts to reclaim his belts from Oleksandr Usyk over the past year.

Asked when he will be back in action after his most recent win on the Jonathon Ross show, as reported via Forbes, Joshua said, “Around September is when I’ve been told; I was hoping for June. I’ve got some time to go on dates now and mingle a little bit. I’m training at the moment; I’ve got two months before I get into training camp.”

The 34-year-old former unified heavyweight champion had this to say when asked about a potential fight with Tyson Fury.

“Fury is one of my rivals; this is someone I want to compete with one day. So everything he says, I’ve got it all stored in the back of my memory, and when the fight happens, I’m going to use it as a lot of fuel.”

Joshua was then asked about his last fight with Ngannou, which he won by a second-round knockout.

He said, “I was preparing for 10 rounds of a tough fight. The guy is a big, strong guy with a different feel because he’s an MMA fighter. He’s a tough guy. I thought I would still be victorious, and it happened a lot sooner than I expected.

“You don’t get along with some fighters, so sometimes there’s no conversation after. There’s a level of respect as well—me and Ngannou had a lot of respect. I gave him encouragement because the guy’s had an amazing career. Don’t let that one blip in his career become the defining moment. I’ve lost before; it’s tough”.