Anthony Joshua ready to start care home upon retirement

Anthony Joshua is ready to start a care home upon his retirement to give “something back” to boxing once his career is over.

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JOSHUA READY FOR CARE HOME AS PART OF ‘BOXING LEGACY’ UPON RETIREMENT

Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) is ready to put up a care home for retired boxers as part of his “boxing legacy” upon his retirement.

The 34-year-old British boxer has no concrete retirement plans yet but has something in mind once he reaches that stage.

Furthermore, his plan to build a care home is something he wants to give back to boxing once he leaves the sport.

“That (care home) would be part of my boxing legacy, that I gave something back to the sport that made me,” Joshua told BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs.”

“I know I’m not going to be in the hot seat for all my life, so I have to make smart decisions while the iron’s hot,” he added.

The two-time former unified world heavyweight champion last fought on March 8, when he knocked out Francis Ngannou at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

NO BOXING CAREER FOR HIS SON IF POSSIBLE, SAYS JOSHUA

Joshua does not want to see his son JJ chart a boxing career on his own if possible.

The Watford native wants his son to be the “best man he can be” other than having a career in the ring.

Furthermore, Joshua would like JJ to be an accountant if only he had a choice.

“If I was to choose (a career) for him, I would ask him to probably look at accountancy because I think it’s good to understand numbers,” the boxer also known as “AJ” said.

Joshua maintained that he had “always kept boxing out” away from his family, including choosing another career for his son.

AJ SPOKE FONDLY ABOUT MOTHER, SON EVEN AFTER TOUGH 2022 LOSS

Moreover, AJ spoke fondly about his mother, Yeta Odusanya, and JJ even after a tough loss he absorbed to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in 2022.

Joshua recalled he made sure to provide a place for his mother once his career took off.

“When you step up as a man in the house, freedom is making sure your parents are taken care of as well,” he said.

“For me, that’s freedom knowing that no matter where I am in the world, my mum’s happy, she’s taken care of,” he added.

Interestingly after losing to Usyk, whom he lost the unified WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight titles, Joshua said the setback “tore him apart.”

It was at that moment that Joshua decided to start having “more meaningful conversations” with his family.