He’s dominated everyone he’s come up against in the UK, but it’s not
enough. Anthony Joshua, and his promoter Eddie Hearn, want to go global.
And
much like one of his heroes Muhammad Ali, Joshua wants one of those
fights to take place in Africa – specifically in Nigeria, where his
heritage lies, or Ghana.
“It’s been done before. It made massive
news and was
history. I think that would be massive. I would not turn
that opportunity down,” AJ told the Mirror.
“I’d
like it to be in Nigeria or Ghana. Either one is good for me, anywhere.
There’s no way I wouldn’t fight there. It would be class, the whole
history of it. It would work.”
Hearn has plans for Joshua to fight
in America, “certainly”, but also China, Dubai, Australia, Japan. “It
would be groundbreaking,” he said.
For now the IBF heavyweight
champion is taking some time out, after a hectic six months that saw him
defeat Dillian Whyte, win the championship, and then defend that
championship at a sold-out O2. Some down time is well deserved.
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