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Anthony Joshua: Why I still live with my mum at 34

British Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua, has disclosed he still lives with his mother at the age of 34.

Joshua is reportedly over £100 million after making £10 million in his bout with Otto Wallin in December 2023, which ended in a knockout win for the heavyweight boxer.

Speaking in a recent interview with Good Morning Britain, Joshua said he prefers to stay with his mother whenever he is in England because he travels a lot.

He added that he doesn’t want to miss any opportunity to be with his mother whenever he is available.

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The boxer said: “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, see her, and spend time with her when I can.”

On whether his mother watches his boxing matches, Joshua said: “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.”

Anthony Joshua is currently preparing to take on cross-over heavyweight boxer, Francis Ngannou, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 8. If the Nigerian-born boxer wins the match, he will walk away with about £40 million.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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