Anthony Joshua explained why he still lives with his mum at 34 years old.
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.
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.”
Joshua beat Ngannou within two rounds earlier this month (Getty)
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.”
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