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British boxer Anthony Joshua arrives for his non-title heavyweight bout against US boxer and influencer Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on December 19, 2025.

Joshua back in gym following crash which killed friends

Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym as he continues his recovery from a car crash which killed two close friends.

File photo dated 18-09-2024 of Anthony Joshua

Hearn believes Joshua will return 'when time is right'

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua will return to boxing, but will let the former world heavyweight champion make any final decision once he has been given time to heal.

Boxing • 14 Jan

Joshua posts tribute to friends killed in Nigeria crash

Anthony Joshua has paid an emotional tribute to his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele following their deaths in a car crash in Nigeria.

Boxing • 08 Jan

Joshua recovering after fatal car crash in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua is recovering in hospital after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that resulted in the death of two members of his team.

Boxing • 30 Dec 25

Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for Netflix)

Joshua takes six rounds to overcome YouTuber Paul

Anthony Joshua laboured to a sixth-round victory over YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul in Miami which did little to suggest the former heavyweight world champion will return to the upper echelons of the sport.

Boxing • 20 Dec 25

MIAMI, FLORIDA â" DECEMBER 17: Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua face off ahead of the heavyweight boxing bout between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua, scheduled for Friday, December 19, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida in December 17, 2025. The event marks

Joshua stirs controversy with 'kill' remark before Paul

Anthony Joshua says boxers have a "licence to kill" as he prepares to go head-to-head with Jake Paul in Miami on Friday.

Boxing • 18 Dec 25

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 14, 2020 shows Boxer Tyson Fury (L) during a press conference in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 2020, and British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua during a press conference in Ad Diriyah, a

Retired Fury & influencer-foe Joshua set to meet, again

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are being lined up for a long-anticipated fight as part of Riyadh Season in 2026.

Boxing • 13 Dec 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Anthony Joshua gestures to the crowd during a weigh-in as part of the Riyadh Season - Wembley Edition card at Trafalgar Square on September 20, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Joshua to face YouTube star Jake Paul in boxing match

Anthony Joshua will take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a heavyweight bout in Miami on 19 December, Matchroom Boxing has announced.

Boxing • 17 Nov 25

Hearn expects Joshua-Fury superfight to happen in 2026

Eddie Hearn has revealed Saudi kingpin Turki Alalshikh has promised to make the eagerly anticipated bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury happen in 2026.

Boxing • 13 Nov 25

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet again in December

Fury vows to go 'destroy mode' in rematch with Usyk

Tyson Fury said he will throw caution to the wind when he faces heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and aim for a knockout victory in their rematch.

Boxing • 06 Oct 24

Daniel Dubois made light work of Anthony Joshua

Dubois willing to rematch Joshua if terms are right

Daniel Dubois would "love a rematch" with either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk – depending on which fighter "pays me the most".

Boxing • 24 Sep 24

Daniel Dubois knocks out Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium

Dubois stops Joshua with brutal fifth-round knockout

Anthony Joshua's career rebuild suffered a devastating setback after he collapsed to a brutal fifth-round knockout by Daniel Dubois at Wembley.

Boxing • 21 Sep 24

A crowd of 96,000 is expected for the Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois card at Wembley

'Hungry young lion' Dubois hunting for Joshua

Daniel Dubois has vowed to drag Anthony Joshua into the trenches at Wembley on Saturday in the belief he has timed his showdown with his British rival to perfection.

Boxing • 20 Sep 24

Oleksandr Usyk is no longer undisputed champion

Joshua and Dubois to fight for newly-vacated IBF belt

Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley on 21 September for the IBF heavyweight belt, following Oleksandr Usyk's announcement that he will vacate the world title.

Boxing • 26 Jun 24

Anthony Joshua had already knocked down Francis Ngannou in the first round

Joshua still 'hungry' after overwhelming Ngannou

Anthony Joshua eased to a second-round knockout win against Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia in just the UFC champion's second professional match.

Boxing • 09 Mar 24

Francis Ngannou had Tyson Fury on the canvas last October

Ngannou takes heart from debut ahead of Joshua clash

Francis Ngannou says his strong showing in his pro boxing debut against Tyson Fury has given him confidence ahead of his bout against British heavyweight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Boxing • 07 Mar 24

Anthony Joshua is attempting to become a three-time world champion later in the future

Joshua eyes 'statement' victory over Ngannou

Anthony Joshua said he wants to deliver a statement win by knocking out former mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou in their boxing bout in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Boxing • 04 Mar 24

Anthony Joshua's last fight saw him beat Otto Wallin on 23 December

Joshua set to fight ex-UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou

Anthony Joshua will fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.

Boxing • 06 Jan 24

Joseph Parker (R) celebrates with coach Andy lee

Lee-trained Parker stuns Wilder as Joshua shines

Anthony Joshua delivered one of his best displays in recent memory with an impressive stoppage of Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia while Deontay Wilder was easily defeated in the co main event.

Boxing • 24 Dec 23

Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin will face off just before Christmas

Joshua to face Wallin on same card as Wilder

Anthony Joshua will fight Sweden's Otto Wallin on the same bill as Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia on 23 December.

Boxing • 15 Nov 23

Robert Helenius (L) responded on social media

Helenius vows to clear name after failed drugs test

Heavyweight Robert Helenius has vowed to do "whatever it takes to clear my name" after denying taking performance-enhancing drugs following the emergence of an adverse finding in a test a fortnight ago.

Boxing • 27 Aug 23

Robert Helenius failed a drugs test ahead of his fight with Anthony Joshua, it's been revealed

Helenius failed drugs test ahead of Joshua fight

Robert Helenius failed a pre-fight drugs test prior to his recent heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua, it has been revealed.

Boxing • 25 Aug 23

Anthony Joshua throws a punch at Robert Helenius in London

Joshua KOs stand-in Helenius after boo boys make noise

A massive right hand by Anthony Joshua floored Robert Helenius in the seventh round at London's O2 Arena - but the Englishman's performance left more questions than answers with a potential Tyson Fury meeting in mind.

Boxing • 13 Aug 23

Robert Helenius' last big fight ended in a brutal knockout defeat to Deontay Wilder

Veteran Helenius steps in to fight Joshua

Anthony Joshua will fight Robert Helenius at London's O2 Arena on Saturday night after the Finnish boxer was confirmed as Dillian Whyte's replacement.

Boxing • 08 Aug 23

Anthony Joshua is still hoping to box on Saturday

Scramble on to find opponent for Joshua on Saturday

Matchroom are still working on finding an opponent to fight Anthony Joshua at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.

Boxing • 07 Aug 23