Eddie Hearn finally breaks silence on Anthony Joshua return as hidden training plans emerge after crash and emotional months

Anthony Joshua is finally getting ready to step back into boxing. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, has confirmed that the former world champion will return to training camp in the next couple of weeks. This update comes after months of uncertainty around Joshua’s future following a difficult period in his personal life.

Back in December, Joshua was involved in a serious car crash in Nigeria. The accident sadly took the lives of two of his close friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami. Since then, Joshua has stayed quiet about boxing. There was no clear sign of when or if he would fight again. Now, things are slowly changing, and there is finally some direction.

Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua share update on training return and possible July comeback

Eddie Hearn recently traveled to Kyiv to watch Anthony Joshua train alongside Oleksandr Usyk. The two have faced each other before, but this time they were working together. Hearn shared his thoughts on X and gave fans a clear message about Joshua’s mindset.

He wrote, “Incredible few days in camp with Anthony Joshua and the Usyk team. Never seen AJ work so hard or as focused. The road is long but make no mistake the return will be one of the most inspirational and powerful stories in sporting history. Couldn’t be prouder of him.”

Right now, Joshua is not fully back in a full training camp. He is still recovering from minor injuries from the crash. But he has started light training, which is a good sign. Hearn explained the next steps in a recent interview with SunSport.

He said, “When he’s in camp, that’s his happy place. He hasn’t been able to get to camp because, physically, he’s not ready to go into camp. But he’s not far away. And I think in the next couple of weeks, he’ll probably return to training camp.”

Hearn also made it clear that there is no opponent or exact date yet. The focus is only on getting Joshua comfortable again inside a proper camp.

He added, “Not with a date in mind, not with an opponent in mind. Just to get back into that atmosphere. Once he’s done a few weeks there, I’ll fly out to see him and we’ll start to look at a potential return. Which I expect to happen around July.” For now, everything depends on how Joshua feels physically and mentally in the coming weeks.