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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn “expects” British heavyweight Anthony Joshua to fight again following the death of two close friends – but admits there are no “guarantees”.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 36-year-old sustained minor injuries in the road traffic accident<\/a> in Nigeria on 29 December that killed Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele.<\/p>\n The two-time world champion returned to training in January, posting a video on social media of him working out with the message “mental strength therapy”<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hearn, who has promoted Joshua since he turned professional after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics, believes he will step back inside the ropes this year.<\/p>\n “I don’t think there are any guarantees he fights again, but at the same time I expect him to, because it is something that he loves,” Hearn said in an interview with First Round TV.<\/p>\n “And it is something he can carry those guys with him through as well and it is something he wants to do.<\/p>\n “From a boxing sense, physically it wasn’t easy what he went through either. People probably don’t realise the extent of that.<\/p>\n “He has been training, but he is not ready yet and won’t be for a while to return to boxing training.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n