British professional boxer Anthony Joshua the undefeated heavyweight champion made several headlines after his match with Oleksandr Usyk.
The unified world heavyweight championship, Joshua is a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles twice.
In his amateur, Joshua represented England at the 2011 World Championships in the super-heavyweight division, winning a silver medal. Later, the boxer claimed the gold and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.
Joshua’s knockout-to-win percentage stands at 91.67%, with an overall knockout rate of 63.64% in world heavyweight title fights was named Fight of the Year by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Joshua is ranked as the world’s third-best active heavyweight by BoxRec, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and The Ring, fourth by ESPN, and the seventh-best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec.
Quick Facts
| Full Name: | Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua |
| Net Worth: | $80 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Oct 15, 1989 (32 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | British |
Is Anthony Joshua Muslim?
Yes, Anthony Joshua is Muslim.
The British boxer stirred anger from the far-right after posting a picture of himself participating in Muslim prayers at a mosque in the UAE.
Aljazeera reported that IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua criticized Twitter over a picture showing him participating in Muslim prayers.
Boxer sharing the prayer mosque emphasized the importance of Islam in his life in the run-up to his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. In a competitive rematch, he defeated Ruiz unanimously to become the second-ever world heavyweight champion.
Joshua, who won gold at the London 2012 Olympics, wrote: “prayer was a solid foundation” alongside hard work, luck, and talent, in the tweet accompanying the picture.
Many people on Twitter were upset with him for associating himself with Islam. He recently shared photos of himself and his friends praying, retweeting more than 18,000 times.
Anthony Joshua’s Wife
Joshua Joshua shares a six-year-old son, JJ, with dancer and yoga instructor Nicole Osbourne.
The British boxer was born on 15 October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, to a Nigerian mother and father of Nigerian-Irish descent.
In 2014, the boxer was linked with model Cara Delevigne and was spotted with model Bella Hadid sparking rumors that the two were dating, but relationships ultimately failed to materialize.
Joshua was at the center of controversy in 2017 when former world champion Amir Khan claimed his wife, Faryal Makhdoom, had “moved on” with the heavyweight following their split.
As for Saturday’s opponent, Usyk has happily married his wife Yekaterina since 2009 and shares three children with his partner.
How Much Is Anthony Joshua’s Net Worth In 2022?
Anthony Joshua, one of the highest-paid athletes, has a net worth of $80 million as of August 2022. Between June 2018 and June 2019, Anthony earned a staggering $54 million.
In December 2019, Anthony was again guaranteed $60 million to the right Ruiz in Saudi Arabia. Andy was guaranteed $9 million. Anthony won the fight by unanimous decision.
Anthony was defeated by a relative unknown named Andy Ruiz, Jr. In Ruiz’s previous match, he made $200,000. By defeating Joshua, Ruiz made $7 million. Anthony made $25 million from the fight when all income sources were included. The loss put a predicted future $60 million payday to fight Deontay Wilder on very shaky ground.
He then earned $12.5 million fighting Carlos Takam.In April 2017, he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to win the vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles and bring his record to 19 – 0 with 19 knockouts. He earned $17 million from the fight.