Hearn 'expects' Joshua To Fight Again - But No 'guarantees'

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn "expects" British heavyweight Anthony Joshua to conflict again pursuing nan decease of 2 adjacent friends - but admits location are nary "guarantees".

The 36-year-old sustained insignificant injuries successful nan road postulation accident successful Nigeria connected 29 December that killed Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele.

The two-time world champion returned to training successful January, posting a video connected societal media of him moving retired pinch nan connection "mental spot therapy".

Hearn, who has promoted Joshua since he turned master aft winning golden astatine nan 2012 Olympics, believes he will measurement backmost wrong nan ropes this year.

"I don't deliberation location are immoderate guarantees he fights again, but astatine nan aforesaid clip I expect him to, because it is thing that he loves," Hearn said successful an question and reply pinch First Round TV.

"And it is thing he tin transportation those guys pinch him done arsenic good and it is thing he wants to do.

"From a boxing sense, physically it wasn't easy what he went done either. People astir apt don't realise nan grade of that.

"He has been training, but he is not fresh yet and won't beryllium for a while to return to boxing training."