Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua is set to fight at Wembley Stadium in London in September. This announcement comes in addition to the upcoming fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in June, which will feature another elite heavyweight.
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Speaking to Talksports, Joshua confirmed that he will return to the ring very soon, with a fight scheduled for Wembley on September 20 or 21.
He said, “It’s going to be in London, Wembley Stadium. This is what I’m being told. If that’s what they say, they normally back their word so let’s go with that.”
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Joshua also mentioned that there are some potential intriguing opponents for his Wembley fight, including the winners of the upcoming fights between Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois, as well as Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder.
He said, “So providing one of those [winners] looks good – the one who looks the best, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh said to me, ‘I want you to fight him.’ He’s trying to deliver what the fans want.”
Many had doubted Joshua’s ability to recover emotionally after losing to Oleksandr Usyk twice, but the Watford native has made some changes and switched up his trainers to step up his game.
In his subsequent bouts, AJ has won every one of them, proving many of his skeptics wrong and regaining his former self-assurance.
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