Anthony Joshua explained why he still lives with his mum at 34 years old.
An emphatic knock-out victory against Francis Ngannou earlier this month appears to have set Joshua on a path to facing the winner of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's clash for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Joshua has been on a comeback trail since losing his belts to Usyk in a pair of fights in 2021 and 2022.
Despite that setback in Joshua’s career, TalkSPORT quoted his net worth to be in the region of £150million ahead of his Ngannou fight, a bout where he is widely alleged to have earned £40million.
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Nevertheless, the Watford-born fighter said on Good Morning Britain: "I still live with my mum.
“I realised that when I started training - which I do away from home a lot - that if I'm away for 10 months of the year and then when I get back I've got to do commercial work I realise that if I was to move out I'd never actually see my mum.
"I'm away in various parts of the world for a lot of the time, but my actual base is at home with mum. So I can still wake up and see her and spend time with her when I can."
In response, presenter Susanna Reid replied: "That is so lovely. That is just like the tender heart of someone who is about to go into a ring and try and knock someone out!"
Joshua then admitted that his mum can’t bear to watch him on a fight night.
He explained: "Sometimes she doesn't show up, she stays behind and she prays a lot.
“She says she can't really watch her son because she doesn't enjoy it.
“It's tough for her, of course, but she enjoys the fruits of her labour. I take care of my mum a lot, I love her dearly."
Topics: Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Tyson Fury
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