Joshua To Have Elbow Surgery Before Targeting Return

Anthony Joshua says he will acquisition elbow room this period earlier making a return to nan ring.

The two-time world heavyweight champion has been retired of action since suffering a devastating fifth-round knockout against Daniel Dubois astatine Wembley successful September.

Joshua, 35, said he was "trying to get my assemblage right" earlier making a comeback.

"I've sewage to person a small room connected my elbow, a mini surgery, sometime successful May," Joshua told broadcaster Dazn.

He added: "That will spot maine retired of nan gym for possibly six to 8 weeks and then, arsenic soon arsenic I'm healed, I'll beryllium back."

Joshua, who has won 28 of his 32 fights, was astatine ringside successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia connected Saturday to watch Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez conclusion William Scull on points.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said successful April that he remains assured a conflict betwixt Joshua and chap two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury could still happen.

Hearn said each it would return is simply a nonstop connection connected societal media betwixt nan fighters - contempt Fury announcing successful January that he had retired from boxing.

Joshua won Olympic ace heavyweight golden astatine London 2012 earlier winning his first world title successful 2016.

The Briton unified nan WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles successful 2018 and reclaimed them from Andy Ruiz Jr successful 2019, earlier being dethroned by Oleksandr Usyk successful 2021.