{"id":38552,"date":"2023-12-22T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/joshua-says-defeat-by-wallin-would-leave-him-no-future-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:49:07","slug":"joshua-says-defeat-by-wallin-would-leave-him-no-future-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/joshua-says-defeat-by-wallin-would-leave-him-no-future-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua says defeat by Wallin would leave him ‘no future’ | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLONDON:
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Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua<\/a> said there would be “no future” for him in the sport if he fails to beat Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Two-time world champion Joshua, who lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in 2021, is fighting on the same bill as ex-WBC title holder Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n

The pair could fight if both get past their opponents in Riyadh, with Wilder facing Joseph Parker.<\/p>\n

Asked if it was hard to focus on Wallin with a potential showdown against Wilder in the works, Joshua told reporters on Thursday he was not thinking beyond Saturday’s bout.<\/p>\n

“My heart, my soul, every cell in my body is fully focused towards Otto Wallin and doing what I know I can do,” the 34-year-old Briton said.<\/p>\n

“I know where I’m going in my life. But I’ve also got to say, this is the checkpoint and if I don’t get past this, there is no future. “So I’m fully locked into Otto Wallin and doing the job.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n