Anthony Joshua Kebelet World Heavyweight Champion Again

JAKARTA Former world heavyweight champion twice from England Anthony Joshua admits he wants to feel the title he has held.

The 34-year-old first lost his heavyweight title in June 2019 when he was surprisingly stopped in six rounds by Andy Ruiz.

Six months later he managed to reclaim his belt after defeating Ruiz in a rematch that lasted 12 rounds.

At the end of 2020 he defended the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles after winning over Kubrat Pulev.

He then lost his title in September 2021 after losing to Oleksandr Usyk and failing to reclaim in August 2022.

"Do I want to take myself to become a champion? I really want to. Do I have to be smart to achieve that target? Yes," he said as quoted by Boxing Scene.

After swallowing two consecutive defeats against Usyk, this year Joshua bounced back and got two straight wins.

He initially beat Jermaine Franklin last April. Then the next victory last August after hitting knock out (KO) Robert Helenius.

Joshua said that he had learned more after swallowing three defeats in his career. Therefore, now he is ready for the next challenge.

"Do I know more about boxing than ever before? 100 percent. Am I still trying to develop as a boxer? Yes," said Joshua.

Currently Anthony Joshua has not announced the latest potential opponent he will face. However, several reports say Chinese champion Zhang Zhilei is willing to play Joshua.