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Heartwarming moment Anthony Joshua holds 87-year-old woman’s hand and talks to her about boxing on Marbella holiday
ANTHONY JOSHUA was captured holding an 87-year-old woman's hand and talking to her about boxing career on his Marbella holiday.
The unified heavyweight world champion is still nursing a knee injury which has caused his next fight, against Kubrat Pulev, to be backdated until the end of the year.
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Joshua, 30, has taken the time to rest and recover in Spain - where he was filmed giving Tyson Fury fans a cheeky middle finger.
But in more heartwarming footage AJ holds the hand of an elderly fan and asks her which boxers she follows during a visit to La Sala restaurant and bar.
Despite the injury, Joshua has still managed to find inventive ways to train.
The WBA, IBF and WBO champion recently released a video of himself sitting down and hammering home vicious left hooks.
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AJ injured himself while running and was advised to wear a leg brace as a precaution.
Promoter Eddie Hearn plans to stage his mandatory defence against 39-year-old Pulev in front of a reduced crowd, with a boat, castle or plush hotel among the wildcard venue options.
He said: "Other ideas we have are 1,000 people somewhere strange and quirky. I’ve got a few things up my sleeve.
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"We’re talking about castles, plush hotels, maybe even on a boat."
It sets him up for a historic undisputed title decider against WBC king Tyson Fury, 31, next years after they agreed a two-fight deal.
Standing in the way, though, is WBC mandatory Dillian Whyte, 32, and WBO No1 challenger Oleksandr Usyk, 33.
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