Anthony Joshua kicked off his 2025 in Lagos, visiting the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu. When interviewed after the visit, AJ outlined his plans for 2025.
Anthony Joshua is coming off a devastating loss to Daniel Dubois, after being sent to the canvas four times, from the very first round to round five, where he was stopped in front of a record-breaking 90,000+ fans in Wembley. This was Joshua’s first attempt to become a three-time world heavyweight champion, following two losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
After a somewhat questionable performance against Jermaine Franklin, where the Brit outboxed the American, but looked tentative doing so, many fans were left questioning if AJ still had it in him to fight at the top level.
Since that fight, however, AJ has proven he can still hang in the big leagues, with impressive performances against the likes of Otto Wallin, Francis Ngannou, and Robert Helenius. Though not top names, Joshua’s performances, and style under Ben Davison led many to believe he was destined to beat Dubois, though this, of course, did not come to pass.
Anthony Joshua Outlines 2025 Plans
In his interview in Nigeria, Joshua praised the country and President Tinubu, stating how well he and his family had been treated in their country.
Once asked about his loss to Dubois, Joshua said, ‘It makes me more hungry. […] 2024 I look back and believe I could’ve done more, and now I have another chance in 2025’.
When asked if he felt he should’ve done anything differently in the fight, AJ replied, ‘Of course, I should have won’.
Joshua then spoke on his plans for 2025, outlining his targets for the year – ‘Three-time world champion… and Tyson Fury’.
He adds, pointing to the camera, ‘2025 I’m targeting Tyson Fury’.
Fury is coming off a second loss to Oleksandr Usyk, who has now done the double on both Fury and Joshua.
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