Anthony Joshua has been addressing what lies ahead for him in the sport of boxing.
The former two-time champion has come back from adversity more than once in his career. First, he beat Andy Ruiz Jr after an upset loss in their first fight, then he got back to winning ways after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, and now he is looking to put a tragic car accident behind him in which he lost two close friends in January.
Next up is a fight with Kristin Prenga as he hopes to build towards a showdown with Tyson Fury later in the year.
Speaking to Ring Magazine, Joshua was frank about his approach to the rest of his career.
“For me, I want it all. I will fight everyone, and that’s why I still do it. I’ve got so much improvement to do. This is my true identity as a fighter. I’ve got the love for it, the passion. It’s tough, don’t get me wrong. I fought Dubois, and I got knocked out, and I’m still standing strong here and I gave a good account of myself and I’m going to go out there and give my best again.”
He then mentioned one man in Fabio Wardley he would also be keen to take on.
“I’ll fight Fabio, I’Il fight all of them, ’cause it’s what we do. There’s none of this ‘oh I don’t want to fight him, I don’t want to fight that person.’ That’s not where my head’s at. My head is in a totally different space from anyone who says ‘oh I don’t want to’. Give me work.”
For now, he must focus on Prenga and looking good in what will be his first fight in six months if he is going to continue his road back to the top.
Wardley suffered the first loss of his career to Dubois this year in a punishing battle, being stopped in the eleventh round after shipping significant punishment. He lost his WBO heavyweight world title on the night, but has activated an immediate rematch clause to run it back, hoping to capitalise on the two knockdowns he scored himself the second time around.
