Anthony Joshua responds to calls for him to retire after Daniel Dubois loss

Anthony Joshua insists helium has nary plans to discontinue from boxing aft his daze decision to Daniel Dubois.

Joshua was demolished successful 5 rounds by Dubois successful beforehand of 96,000 fans astatine Wembley connected Saturday evening.

Dubois delivered a ascendant show implicit Joshua, flooring the 34-year-old successful each but 1 of the 5 rounds earlier ended the contention with a crashing antagonistic close hand.

In the contiguous aftermath of the 4th decision of his nonrecreational career, Joshua has faced calls to discontinue from the sport.

But the two-time heavyweight satellite champion is adamant that helium volition combat again adjacent year.

‘You’re astir apt asking if I inactive privation to proceed warring – of people I privation to proceed fighting,’ Joshua said astatine his post-fight property conference.

‘That’s what I said, we took a changeable astatine occurrence and we came up short. What does that mean present – are we going to tally distant oregon are we going to unrecorded to combat different day?

‘That’s what I am, I americium a warrior, and besides earlier I finish, we person to springiness recognition to our opponent, Daniel.

‘Even though erstwhile I motion up to combat opponents I don’t truly similar them successful my caput immoderate more, but present it’s done, I instrumentality my chapeau disconnected to him and accidental good done to him and his team.

‘And besides convey you to my squad arsenic good for the mode they prepared me, determination were a fewer mistakes successful determination but that’s the sanction of the game, good margins volition outgo you astatine the apical level.’

Asked if determination is immoderate mode backmost for Joshua, Ricky Hatton, a erstwhile two-weight satellite champion, said astatine ringside: ‘I don’t know, I deliberation he’ll enactment with his campy and person a speech and everything similar that. Maybe not.

‘Personally, arsenic a friend, I would similar to spot him retire.

‘He’s been a two-time satellite champion, he’s had a fantastic nighttime here, 96,000 against a chap Brit, I don’t privation to spot him get wounded again.’

Prince Naseem Hamed, who was besides astatine Wembley, besides urged Joshua to measurement distant from the sport.

‘I deliberation Anthony should conscionable enactment his gloves up gracefully and say, ‘listen, it’s been great, I’ve tried to go [world champion] 3 times, but it didn’t happen’,’ helium said.

‘Let the antheral conscionable remainder and flex due to the fact that that’s it, done.’

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