Anthony Joshua And Why He Has Maintained His Stellar Boxing Career

Everybody knows Anthony Joshua as a heavyweight boxing champion. However, there was a time when he suffered back-to-back defeats and had to keep a low profile. During those rocky years, the heavyweight boxing champion barely made the news but he maintained his relationship with the boxing scene. This was as fans supported him throughout those dark days to ensure that he bounced back on top. However, the boxing champion is saying that he has always been on top of the sport.  Joshua has gone on to fight several world-class opponents like Francis Ngannou, Oleksandr Usyk, and Jermain Franklin after that dark period. 

His Social profile 

Anthony Joshua is a famous boxer who has been on the boxing scene for over a decade. His popularity reflects on his social media accounts where he has about 8 million Facebook followers. On Instagram, Joshua has 17 million active followers who interact with his posts daily. A check on his official YouTube channel shows that he has about 800,000 dedicated followers. On the social media platform known as X (formerly Twitter), the boxing champion has about 3.4 million followers. He is also on the popular dancing social media platform, Tik Tok where he also has millions of followers.  

Background 

Anthony Joshua is a 34-year-old heavyweight boxing champion who comes from Watford in the United Kingdom. He was born Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua in 1989. His parents are originally from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, but they settled in the United Kingdom. He has since adopted the United Kingdom as his home but frequently visits his native country of Nigeria. Joshua also has a cousin named Ben Illeyemi, who also boxes for a living. He and his cousin both debuted as professional boxers in 2013. Before becoming a professional boxer, Joshua excelled at many sports such as athletics and football. 

Anthony Joshua’s net worth 

At the age of 34, Anthony Joshua has a total net worth of about $83 million. He is one of the highest-paid athletes of 2024. he is currently ranked number 16 of the highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2024. In 2020, he was ranked number 57 as one of the 100 highest-paid celebrities. His main income comes from boxing where he earns about $75 million every year. Other sources of income include endorsements and partnerships where he makes $8 million every year. Joshua endorses popular brands such as Under Armour, Suntory, Hugo Boss, and DAZN. 

Family 

Joshua was born to parents Robert Joshua and Yeta Odusanya and had three siblings – two sisters and a brother. His parents had a total of four children. 

Profession 

Anthony Joshua is a professional British boxer who became a full professional in 2013. His first professional boxing match was at London’s O2 Arena. 

Popularity

Joshua is quite popular as a professional boxer in the United Kingdom. He has fought numerous boxing icons at different classic venues across the world. Joshua may be very popular because of the fact that he is a two-time winner of the world heavyweight championship. He is popularly called AJ among his ever-increasing admirers.