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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alex Pattle

Who will Anthony Joshua fight next? Evaluating the options after Eddie Hearn hint

Anthony Joshua’s return to the ring could come sooner than expected, with the heavyweight deciding to keep boxing after two of his teammates were killed in a car crash.

Joshua, 36, was also injured in the December incident, which took place in Nigeria just 10 days after “AJ” stopped influencer Jake Paul in six rounds. The tragic nature of the crash had Joshua’s fighting future up in the air, but it wasn’t long before the Briton returned to the gym. Then, his promoter Eddie Hearn was quick to suggest that a summer fight could yet lie ahead.

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