Anthony Joshua won’t hang up the gloves.
The British boxing star quickly shut down retirement speculations following his latest defeat in the ring. Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in their heavyweight championship fight for the IBF title this past Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London.
The 34-year-old Joshua intends to cotnue fighting and get back in his winning ways.
“You’re probably asking, do I still want to continue fighting?” Joshua said at the post-fight press conference. “Of course I want to continue fighting. We took a shot at success and we came up short. What does that mean now? Are we going to run away? We’re going to live to fight another day. That’s what I am – a warrior.
“Also, before I finish, we have to give credit to Daniel. When I sign up to fight opponents, I don’t really like them in my head anymore. But now that it’s done, I take my hat off to him and say well done to him and his team. I also want to thank my team for the way they prepared me. There were a few mistakes in there, but that’s the name of the game. Fine margins can cost you at the top level.”
All in all, Joshua was in good spirits after the defeat – which was his fourth in his entire professional career. Prior to Saturday, Joshua had only lost to Andy Ruiz Jr. and twice to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, who fought in front of a record crowd of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, leaves with pride in his showing.
“I always hold my head high,” Joshua said. “We took a shot at success, and we came up short, unfortunately. We rolled the dice for the third time. That’s 13 world title fights, and not every one has been successful, but every one has been fine and entertaining. We’re trying to create history for British boxing, and I think we’re doing that.”
