Anthony Joshua uncle says hes retired after | Boxing News

However, after the crash, a man claiming to be his uncle told The Punch: “The major thing there is that he has retired from boxing. That is one thing that makes us glad.

“Each time he is preventing in the ring, we’re always carried away emotionally. Each time he is knocked down, it’s just like the guts is popping 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.”

Joshua is yet to publicly remark on the crash or whether or not he plans on returning to the ring in the close to future. However, despite the aforementioned feedback, it is understood he has made no choice on his boxing profession, as reported by the Mirror.

On the day of Ayodele and Ghami’s finerals, the Brit uploaded a image of himself with the households of his two late buddies, with the caption: “My Brothers Keeper” alongside some love coronary heart emojis. Before the end of the 12 months, a assertion from within Joshua’s camp said: “It is with the deepest and most profound sadness that we confirm, following a road traffic accident in Lagos Nigeria earlier today, the death of Sina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodele.

“Both were close friends and integral members of Anthony’s team. We respectfully ask that space and privacy be given to the families at this time while they process this truly shocking and devastating news.”

Last week, the motive force of the car Joshua and his buddies had been in was charged with inflicting death by harmful driving, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care, and driving without a legitimate driver’s licence. 

Joshua had been pencilled in to combat in Saudi Arabia on Valentine’s Day. There had been also hopes of him preventing Fury in September.