Anthony Joshua had a difficult camp
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has revealed that the IBF world heavyweight champion endured a difficult training camp before his victory against Dominic Breazeale last Saturday (25/06/2016).
In an interview with Sky Sports, Hearn revealed the many problems which Joshua had to contend with in camp.
He had a situation where he boxed Charles Martin and had two weeks’ rest, but that rest involved commercial appearances, broadcast appearances and sponsorship obligations. By the time he went into the camp, he was still tired.
It was not just tiredness that was an issue, Joshua also had a virus just weeks before the fight.
Three weeks ago, he came down with a virus and there were a couple of doubts about the fight at one stage. He went in the ring in great condition, but Breazeale was tough and there have been fighters that have wilted.
Joshua now deserves a long rest now said Hearn and then the next step will be discussed as to who Joshua will face next.
Now, he’s going to go off and I said to him to be a young man, have a laugh, go to the beach, hopefully where nobody knows you, which I know is difficult these days.