Joshua flattened Francis Ngannou on Friday night and could now face Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk for all four
One by one those closest to him queued up to tell the world AJ was back with a bang. Back from the depths of despair following his double defeat by Oleksandr Usyk – and back in with a shot of becoming a three-time world champion. Even bitter long-term rival Tyson Fury couldn’t help but look impressed.
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He must have been wondering how he had got it so wrong against Francis Ngannou after the former UFC champion was flattened by Joshua inside two rounds in Saudi Arabia on Friday night. But as the great and good of boxing, led by promoter Eddie Hearn, sang his praises, Joshua himself played down his chances of completing his redemption story.
Urged to call out Fury and Usyk – who clash in Riyadh on May 18 – Joshua, as he so often has, passed up the opportunity. “Eddie and my team will shape my future. I’m going back to my cage and when they let me out, I’ll fight again,” he said. But when the facts are laid bare, his future looks clear. Because four wins inside 11 months have turned Joshua’s career around after he stormed from the ring following his second defeat by Usyk in 2