British professional boxer Anthony Joshua says he wants to continue his acting career after retiring from boxing.
Two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua revealed this in an interview with American international men’s monthly magazine GQ.
The 33-year-old explained his love of acting in the United States and how boxing opened many doors for him.
He also says that boxing has greatly improved his English in preparation for his life outside the ring.
He said, “I’ve had to go and do certain things outside of my comfort zone.
“So I’ve had to like read books and better my English and represent myself a bit better because growing up I was a street kid I was very respectful at home but I loved being out and about causing trouble and all of a sudden now I’m this role model.”
“I think after boxing I’ll be able to do acting because I’ve done a lot of like commercial work I understand what like production teams want I’m quite comfortable in front of the camera.
On what acting roles he would be interested in, he said, “I wouldn’t limit myself but it’ll probably be more romantic. I don’t know how much success I have in the film industry because I don’t know how good my American accent is.”
The former unified heavyweight champion canceled out the option to join the Ultimate Fighting Champions in the future which features Mixed Martial Artists of Nigerian descent, Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya.
He said, “I would get my ass kicked all credit to them guys but it’s not my profession.