{"id":298714,"date":"2023-12-20T20:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298714"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:24:37","slug":"anthony-joshua-opts-out-of-open-workout-ahead-of-otto-wallin-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/anthony-joshua-opts-out-of-open-workout-ahead-of-otto-wallin-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua opts out of open workout ahead of Otto Wallin bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Anthony Joshua opts out of open workout ahead of mega-money bout with Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia&#8230; as British heavyweight invites local kids to hit the pads instead<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthony Joshua opts not to partake in Wednesday&#8217;s public workouts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Swedish contender Otto Wallin springs a surprise with change of stance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jarrell Miller has beef with Eddie Hearn as well as AJ&#8230; why we could be set for one of the feistiest bouts we&#8217;ve seen in years &#8211; The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anthony Joshua opted out of Wednesday&#8217;s open workout and decided to invite several kids from the local boxing club to hit the pads instead.<\/p>\n<p>Fans had hoped to catch a glimpse of AJ ahead of his mega-money bout with Otto Wallin on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>However, the two-time heavyweight world champion entered the ring, threw a couple of punches then watch the youngster from the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua explained to DAZN: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been here [Saudi Arabia] a few times now and I understand the vision. It&#8217;s promoting boxing to the next generation and it obviously helps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just giving them a chance, an opportunity, I think for them it&#8217;ll mean the world. They&#8217;re the next generation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/19\/79185149-0-image-a-26_1703099743502.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua opted out of Wednesday&#8217;s open workout\u00a0in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t really wanna work out today with all due respect, so this was the next best thing. I&#8217;d just come from the gym.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Swedish contender Wallin also sprang a surprise during the session at the\u00a0Kingdom Arena in\u00a0Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>In build-up to this fight, much has been made of the fact that AJ will be facing another southpaw following his losses to the left-handed Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/19\/79185935-12887047-image-a-36_1703101471594.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, Wallin instead decided to shadowbox in an orthodox stance<\/p>\n<p>It seems unlikely that he will fight this way on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12887047\/Anthony-Joshua-opts-open-workout-ahead-mega-money-bout-Otto-Wallin-Saudi-Arabia-British-heavyweight-invites-local-kids-hit-pads-instead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Anthony Joshua opts out of open workout ahead of mega-money bout with Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia&#8230; 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