- Anthony Joshua was one of the invited royal box guests at Wimbledon on Friday
- Joshua attended alongside his promoter at Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn
- He has not been in the ring since he was knocked out by Daniel Dubious last year
A smiling Anthony Joshua put talk of a potential fight with Tyson Fury to one side as he took his place in Wimbledon’s royal box on Friday.
Alongside boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, Joshua led a star-studded box which also featured presenter Gary Lineker, TV chef Mary Berry and astronaut Tim Peake.
The boxing duo got an invite for a bumper day of action on Centre Court, where Joshua will see Emma Raducanu take on women’s world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Joshua has not been in the boxing ring since he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois, back in September.
The 35-year-old had elbow surgery in May and is looking to make a return to the ring at some stage later this year.
While there is a great deal of excitement around Joshua’s return, his next fight still appears unlikely to be Fury.
Anthony Joshua was in high spirits as he headed to Wimbledon’s royal box on Friday morning
The heavyweight boxer (right) attended alongside boxing promoter Eddie Hearn (left)
Saudi Arabia’s boxing kingpin Turki Alalshikh recently announced that Fury will make a spectacular return to boxing next year.
Alalshikh said that Fury has given him his word that he will step back in the ring, which has since sparked speculation of a third showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury hung up his gloves in January – for the fifth time in his career – a few weeks after losing to Usyk in a rematch for the unified heavyweight world titles.
The Gypsy King, 36, has insisted that his retirement is for good but in April he fuelled hope of a comeback after linking back up with his trainer SugarHill Steward and there remains hope that a Battle of Britain bout against Joshua could eventually come to pass.
