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\n\t\tAnthony Joshua says his \u2018last punch\u2019 will be thrown this year (Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tAnthony Joshua says his \u2018last punch\u2019 will be thrown this year (Getty)<\/p>\n
Anthony Joshua has suggested that he will retire from boxing this year.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old has not fought since he was knocked out <\/a>by Daniel Dubois<\/a> in the fifth round at Wembley last September.<\/p>\n Joshua required elbow surgery after his defeat to Dubois and the two-time unified heavyweight champion does not have another opponent lined up, although his promoter, Eddie Hearn, has held talks over a possible fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boxing fans are also holding out hope of Joshua finally facing Tyson Fury<\/a>, who announced his retirement from boxing in January<\/a> after his rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk the previous month.<\/p>\n However, in a post on Instagram on Friday night, Joshua paid tribute to his promotional team Matchroom Boxing, who have managed him since his professional debut in 2013, but said his \u2018last punch\u2019 will be thrown this year.<\/p>\n \u2018Shout to Matchroom Boxing for all you have done for me and continue to do for me,\u2019 Joshua wrote.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Long may you reign supreme and keep giving fighters opportunities to become champions and make boxing great.<\/p>\n \u201912 years ago, I signed with you and 12 years later I will throw my last punch with you.<\/p>\n \u2018Royalty and loyalty is a perfect match for the great good. A toast to another 100 years of Matchroom Boxing<\/p>\n \u2018And to finish on this\u2026 If I could start from scratch, I wouldn\u2019t change shit.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Speaking after Usyk\u2019s dominant victory over Dubois at Wembley last Saturday<\/a>, Hearn revealed that Joshua would agree to a fight with Paul.<\/p>\n \u2018It sounds like AJ is going to fight Jake Paul. If he\u2019s [Paul] true to his word, the fight will happen,\u2019 Hearn said in an interview with The Stomping Ground.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s great that Tyson Fury is saying that Jake Paul is going to win.<\/p>\n \u2018I mean, maybe I\u2019ve just lost my mind but if they truly want that fight, I reached out to Nakisa [Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions] earlier and we\u2019re going to have a chat next week.<\/p>\n \u2018If they truly want the fight we can make, actually, the fight that does the biggest numbers in the sport. Forget Canelo vs Terence Crawford that doesn\u2019t even touch the surface of \u2013 and I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying it \u2013 of AJ against Jake Paul.<\/p>\n \u2018If you want to do the biggest numbers in the sport we\u2019ll make it happen but please, be careful what you wish for.<\/p>\n \u2018This isn\u2019t a game, this isn\u2019t a YouTube video, this isn\u2019t numbers, this isn\u2019t algorithms, this is physically dangerous. So if you want to do it, be careful. But we will do it.<\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019ve always said, \u2018yeah of course we do it\u2019, but I just didn\u2019t think anyone would even give it the credibility.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m not going to argue about it. I\u2019m just telling you and I\u2019m telling Jake Paul, this is very dangerous. So if you\u2019re for real, just understand the consequences that come with a fight like this.<\/p>\n \u2018Ask Francis Ngannou who, in my opinion, would destroy Jake Paul.<\/p>\n \u2018But good luck to the man, if you\u2019re game and you want to roll the dice, we\u2019re ready.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on \t\t\tComments Arrow Arrow Arrow \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anthony](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_222683907-68e9.jpg\")
\n\t\tAnthony Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in his last fight in September (PA Wire)<\/p>\n![\"Boxing](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_259526492-b77f.jpg\")
\n\t\tJake Paul is in talks to fight Anthony Joshua this year (Action Images via Reuters)<\/p>\n
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