British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, has revealed why he still lives with his mother at the age of 34, questioning why he would move out over a relationship or marriage with a lady.
Joshua was previously in an on-off relationship with the mother of his child, former school friend Nicole Osbourne, whom he once bought a £500,000 flat near his home.
Torizone reports that the two-time world champion, in an interview with BBC, said his future partner is not just marrying him but marrying his family, insisting that family is the most important thing to him.
Speaking on the close relationship with his family, Anthony Joshua warned future girlfriends they'll need to compete with his mum, Yeta Odusanya.
He said, "I still live with my mum, in our culture, we grew up in our own family home, we support our parents. 'Why am I going to move out and leave my mum by herself, for some girl? Family is the most important thing. 'When a girl gets with me, she ain't just marrying me, she's marrying my family."
The boxer admitted that he likes to keep his personal life private as he cannot live up to the expectations people have of him to avoid using a narrative to create a story.
He continued: "Are we going to dissect everything I say and use it as a narrative to create a story?
"That's why I keep myself to myself. 'You put all this pressure on yourself to come and be this big star and be perfect.
"I'm telling you, they'll pull you down. The higher you are, the bigger the drop."
Joshua, who moved back into his mother's two-bedroom ex-council flat in 2017 after earning an estimated £15 million from defeating Wladimir Klitschko, beat Robert Helenius in August and is on the hunt for his next fight ahead of 2024.
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