British-Nigerian and former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua is seriously considering retirement from boxing, according to his uncle, Adedamola Joshua.
The 36-year-old boxer, who survived a fatal car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members, made the decision known to his family in private following last week’s tragedy.
“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,” Adedamola told The Punch during a visit to the family home in Sagamu on Monday morning.
“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 loudest, we are happy.”
Punch correspondent asked if Joshua had communicated this decision to the family.
“Yes,” the uncle confirmed.
The boxing star has also committed to providing lifelong support to the families of his two close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, who died in the auto accident near Shagamu, Ogun State, last Monday.
Joshua broke his public silence on Sunday, sharing photographs with the bereaved relatives on Instagram.
