Popular British- American Boxer Anthony Joshua has disclosed that he take a rest in his boxing career.
The two times world champion said this followinf the constant defeat from Russian Oleksandr Usyk ripping him of the opportunity to win the title again.
However, After the rematch rescheduled in Saudi Arabia, Joshua reflected on his behavior in which he later apologized for.
He revealed that this absurd behavior showed how much the fight meant to him and he has been advised to take a break from boxing for the sake of his mental health.
Anthony said “You saw after my last fight, it tore me apart,’
“I had so much riding on it, for me, the British fans, the undisputed fight, it just really tore me apart. So from a mental capacity, my close ones are telling me: “you should rest mentally”.
“Physically, I’m down to fight. I’m a warrior, I like this game, I like competing. But on a mental aspect, I think people have really seen it means a lot.”.
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The British-Nigerian boxer Anthony oluwafemi joshua being defeated by a Russian boxer oleskandr Uysk in the battle of world heavyweight champion on Sunday 21 august 2020 is no new thing neither is Usman Kamaru’s knock out defeat again Leon Edwards.
However, labour party presidential candidate Peter Obi took to his
twitter page to congratulate Anthony Josgua and Usman kamaru
despite the defeat and also gave them his word of encouragement
and motivation. In is twitter page, Obi, implied that the
significance of battle is not to always win rather but to give the
battle your best .
Obi said in his twitter page “I congratulate our own Anthony Joshua and Kamaru Usman for putting up such a brave fight against Oleksandr Usyk and Leon Edwards. Your spirit of courage, resilience and strength manifested in you throughout the match”.
