Anthony Joshua Poised to Ignite Boxing History By Reviving Muhammad Ali’s Most Iconic Moment in Next Showdown
It seems we may now be close to the details of Anthony Joshua’s next fight being announced. For months on end, speculation has been rife in the boxing world regarding who ‘AJ’ will bounce back against following his brutal KO loss to Daniel Dubois last September, and his opponent now seems all but confirmed. Despite there being talk of a potential deal finally being struck for Joshua to fight Tyson Fury, after years of fans being desperate for that fight, as well as rumours of a bizarre matchup against social media superstar turned professional boxer, Jake Paul, it looks like ‘AJ’ will be fighting neither man. Instead, he will likely be sharing the squared circle with a fellow Olympic gold medalist.
Last week, it was revealed by French media outlet L’Equipe that Joshua had told French boxing promoter Yohan Zaoui that there was a 90% chance that his next opponent would be Tony Yoka, who won Olympic gold at the 2016 Olympic Games, and that the fight would take place in December. Although there seems to be plenty of things close to being set in stone for Joshua vs Yoka, one thing which hasn’t been spoken about much is where the fight will take place, however, that changed earlier today, as Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith gave a huge tease and hint as to where the fight could take place.
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Although there has been some initial disappointment from boxing fans that Anthony Joshua’s next fight will be against Tony Yoka as opposed to a big heavyweight star, the fight’s location could generate an incredible amount of hype. On Tuesday, the 12th of August, Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith posted a picture to social media of himself inside the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana, seemingly teasing that Joshua vs Yoka could take place in Africa.
A boxing superstar as big as Joshua potentially fighting in Africa is huge news for the sport as well as Africa as a continent, and will give plenty of fans a throwback to what it was like back in 1974, when Muhammad Ali and George Foreman competed against each other at The Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire, now the Democratic Rebublic of Congo.
The Rumble in the Jungle is to many the most iconic event in the history of boxing, and the most iconic moment of Ali’s legendary career. If ‘AJ’ is able to make the event even a fraction as good and historic as Rumble in the Jungle was, it could revitalise his career.
