Anthony Joshua secured a sixth-round knockout over Jake Paul on Saturday, and consequently, 2026 appears to be like to be an enormous 12 months for the ex-heavyweight champ
Anthony Joshua is about to doubtlessly combat twice in 2026 (Picture: Getty)
Anthony Joshua’s subsequent two fights are already lined up, regardless of the mud hardly selecting a sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul on Saturday morning. The 2-time former world heavyweight champion of the world met with the YouTuber-turned-boxer on the Kaseya Middle in Miami, Florida, within the early hours (UK time), in a mega-fight which promised fireworks from begin to end.
In the long run, it was a far tamer state of affairs, with Paul spending nearly all of the combat on the again foot and operating from AJ, whereas doing little or no offensively to hassle the 36-year-old. The start of the tip of the ‘Downside Baby’ began to unfold within the fifth, when Joshua caught him clear with a left hand adopted up by hooks as he tumbled to the canvas. Whereas Paul in the end made the depend and survived to combat one other spherical, the sixth proved disastrous.
A proper hand initially set the 28-year-old down, who confirmed grit and dedication to make the depend and combat on. Moments later, he was again down on the canvas, however again to his toes as shortly as he went down. Nevertheless, it was fourth time a appeal for Joshua, who unleashed hooks to the physique in addition to a tough left and proper good evening combo to complete the job, Paul exasperated on the bottom because the bout was waved off.
And whereas many fighters can be fast to relaxation and recuperate after a bout, Joshua made it clear in his post-fight speech that he was already eyeing up his subsequent opponent in Tyson Fury. He advised Ariel Helwani: “If Tyson Fury is as severe as he thinks he’s, and he needs to place that on his Twitter fingers, and placed on some gloves and are available and combat one of many realest fighters on the market that may tackle any problem.
“Step within the ring with me subsequent in the event you’re an actual unhealthy boy. Do not do all that speaking, AJ this, AJ that. Let’s examine you within the ring and speak together with your fists.”
Whereas combat followers world large will probably be relishing a possible tremendous combat between the 2, who’ve been on a collision course for everything of their skilled careers, Joshua may have one other opponent to take care of earlier than a dance below the brilliant lights with the Gypsy King.
That is as a result of as per reviews, Joshua is claimed to have a warm-up bout for Fury deliberate for February 14 in Saudi Arabia. It’s unknown whether or not both bout will come to fruition as of but, nor who Joshua’s first opponent will probably be on the flip of the brand new 12 months.
It comes as Joshua’s promotor, Eddie Hearn, was additionally vocal in his aspirations to see AJ meet Fury within the ring subsequent 12 months – a bout which might possible happen within the late summer time as per Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions if negotiations might be accomplished. Talking within the ring, Hearn stated: “Pay attention, we wish the Tyson Fury combat, in fact.
“That is the combat, that is the most important combat in boxing. And respect to that man as properly, he did an amazing job tonight. Good rounds within the bag for Anthony Joshua, 2026 again to the actual enterprise. Tyson Fury and the world havyweight championship.”
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