Anthony Joshua Returns
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
BBC
4.7 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What can we expect from AJ as he returns to the ring in July? Buncey sits down with the former two-time heavyweight world champion ahead of his comeback fight against Kristian Prenga in Jeddah. Joshua opens up on coping with the tragic loss of two close friends in Lagos last December, while promoter Eddie Hearn shares the latest on AJ’s future plans. Former world champion Darren Barker also joins us with his analysis on what we can expect when Joshua steps back into the ring.
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| 0:40.7 | There was uncertainty and then there was certainty. |
| 0:43.9 | Anthony Joshua will step back inside the boxing ring on July 25th in Jeddah. |
| 0:50.3 | The return of AJ, the Olympic champion, the two-time world heavyweight champion and one of the most popular sportsmen in the world. |
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| 1:09.1 | We've had locations in the past. We've had fantastic settings in the past. But this meeting today, this press conference today wasn't about location, it wasn't about settings. It was about the return of Anthony Joshua, putting himself back in the spotlight. And I'm with Darren Barker, former world champion. Darren, it was just great to not only see him back, |
| 1:30.0 | but to see him in such terrific form. |
| 1:32.3 | Yeah, switched on focus. |
| 1:33.5 | He had the bit between his teeth. |
| 1:36.1 | And I love his motivation for why he's doing this. |
| 1:40.1 | Obviously, the loss of his friends, |
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