Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua revealed in an interview that he has a dream list of celebrities whom he wishes can witness his victory in December as he will be avenging his first loss in his professional career. Moreover, the list has some big names.
The 29-year-old told TMZ, that of the celebrities he wished could come to watch his match was Barack Obama, The Rock aka Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith, Jay-Z, Beyonce, and some Instagram models. She shared how he was “getting to the fantasy part of my brain now! Everyone and anyone is welcome!”
The British professional boxer has already met Barack Obama in the past and posed for a picture together. He also had a chance to meet Will Smith in 2012 before his Olympic Gold medal. The Rock himself has publicly supported the boxer and his return. Other celebrities supporting him are Prince Harry, Ed Sheeran, Judi Dench, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua)
Flying the flag in NYC 🇬🇧🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/QYGtQi0tJF
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) September 5, 2019
The Olympian is both mentally and physically preparing for his fight ahead. He shared in the interview about how he got emotional thinking about all the people supporting him and wanting him to win. He said, “And, now mentally, I know I do not just fight for myself. I fight for the nation, I fight for the continents, I fight for the people who love boxing. So, it is just more than that.”
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua)
Back to 16 🥊 #ChallengerMindset pic.twitter.com/Vt7MVvS8HW
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) September 4, 2019
Joshua also shared how he plans to improve for his fight and be smarter and ready. He said, “I am going to have to rewind, speaking about what next is some of the issues that I faced, so I am just going to focus on fighting the champion, I am fighting Andy Ruiz, who is a great fighter, so that is where my focus is.”
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua)
Neutral grounds – LETS GO – Dec 7th, time to be 2X – 258MGT 👑 pic.twitter.com/cNOJV3QkYX
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) August 9, 2019
Anthony had lost all four of his world titles to Ruiz on June 1 when he lost in Madison Square Garden in New York. Joshua will have his rematch on December 7 at an open-air venue in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.