Anthony Joshua drops major career change hint with message to Eddie Hearn

Anthony Joshua teased a stunning career change that could see him team up with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.

Anthony Joshua has teased a stunning venture with his boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, proposing a major career change.

Joshua has enjoyed a legendary boxing career, having won an Olympic gold medal as an amateur before claiming world titles as a professional.

During the course of his glittering pro career, ‘AJ’ has picked up the IBF, WBA (super) and WBO world heavyweight belts.

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But the 35-year-old’s pro career is coming to an end, with Hearn previously suggesting his star client has ‘two or three fights’ left before he hangs up the gloves for good.

And it appears he has his eyes on a new job once he calls time on his boxing career.

Joshua has hinted at getting into football, specifically the agency industry.

What’s more, he wants to team up with Hearn, who runs the boxing operations at Matchroom, which also oversees events in darts and snooker.

Anthony Joshua teased a football agency with Eddie Hearn. Image: Getty

On Instagram, Joshua tagged the boxing promoter and posted: “The family has conquered darts, snooker, pool, boxing, fishing, golf, owning a football club & you’ve had a presence in basketball, netball & gymnastics.

“I believe ‘we’ could look at the football agency industry and have a strong presence.

“Imagine we help manage the player who helped England win the World Cup. Call me tomorrow mate.”

Anthony Joshua has been with Eddie Hearn since he turned professional in 2013. Image: Getty

In 2020, Hearn revealed him and Joshua were talking about a move into football.

“Do you know what? I’ll just say it. Me and AJ are talking about doing it,” said the 46-year-old of moving into football.

“We’ve looked at it for a while and he mentioned it to me the other day and he said, ‘You know how to represent athletes, you can use my brand and my name, I know a lot of the players, we go out. You know how to build a career on the pitch and off the pitch commercially, so what do you think?’

“It may not happen, but we’re looking at it. Could be fun.”