Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is set to quit boxing, according to Punchng citing his uncle, Adedamola Joshua.
Joshua is bereaved following the deaths of his friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, who died in a ghastly auto accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while the trio were travelling together to Sagamu in Ogun State.
His uncle, according to the publication said the 36-year-old boxer had told the family that he has called it quits with boxing due to the devastation the melancholy event has thrown him into.
The prospect of not fighting again Mr Joshua reportedly said was a welcome development reportedly saying, “The major thing there is that he has retired from boxing. That is one thing that makes us glad because each time he’s fighting in the ring, we are always carried away emotionally.”
Quoting him further, “Each time he’s knocked down, it is just like the heart is coming out of our chest. All these emotional feelings whenever he’s fighting, it’s too much trauma for us, also. Now that he has said that he’s leaving while the ovation is highest, we are happy.”
