‘Are you taken?’: Anthony Joshua flirts with Laura Woods and calls her his ‘dream date’
‘Are you drunk?’: The moment Anthony Joshua flirts with talkSPORT’s Laura Woods and calls her his ‘dream date’, before she delivers a brutal knockout blow by telling him she’s ‘too focused on work to have A relationship’
- Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin via unanimous decision on Saturday
- The former world champion gave a flirtatious interview to Laura Woods after the fight
- He said she was his ‘dream date’ and had ‘blossomedly blossomed’
Anthony Joshua called Laura Woods his ‘dream date’ in a flirty interview with the host after her win over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night.
AJ picked up his first win since 2020 despite a less than convincing performance against Franklin, as the fight was scored 118-111, 117-111, 117-111 in his favor.
He seemed to be in a good mood after the fight, as Woods asked him about IFL TV what he thought of his career and the two-time world champion replied: ‘I think he’s blossomed incredibly, just like you’, prompting the 35-year-old to ask how many times he’s been hit in the head.
Later in the interview, Joshua answered ‘you’ when asked about his dream date, at which point Woods punched the air and told him ‘this is perfect!’
AJ then joked about how Ruben Loftus-Cheek had beaten him to it after the Chelsea midfielder named Woods his dream crush in a recent talkSPORT interview.
Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin via unanimous decision on Saturday night
Laura Woods asked the boxer what his dream date would be in a post-fight interview.
Joshu inspired a celebration from the talkSport host when he replied ‘you’
Both parties confirmed they weren’t in a relationship after Joshua asked “Are you drunk?”, before the host delivered a bigger jab than any Franklin could land when she admitted to being “too focused on work” to date. .
The boxer also stays away from relationships, adding: “With boxing, I feel like I never wanted to commit because I didn’t want to go to training and I’m busy arguing with my lady or something and my head isn’t in the game.” .
“I just decided to keep my head where it belongs.”
While his love life may be on hold, Joshua made his boxing intentions clear after beating Franklin when he called out heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
‘I try to provide for the fans,’ he said after the win, ‘I know who they want. They said Tyson Fury; the ball is in your court. I would be honored to fight for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship.
If you’re listening, you know my promoter; we’ve had dialogue before, so let’s continue this. We are not getting any younger.
The 33-year-old told Woods she had “blossomedly blossomed” and admitted she doesn’t usually date because of boxing.
Joshua called out WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury after beating Franklin
A fight between Fury and Joshua has long been considered one of the most desired fights in the heavyweight division, if not in the entire sport, but it hasn’t materialized.
However, having lost his belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and losing a rematch in 2022, the prospect has become more unlikely than ever, with Gypsy King likely just wanting a fight to unify the division.
Fury was due to fight Usyk later this month, but talks fell apart after financial disagreements.
Hearn previously told Sportsmail that talks had taken place about a Joshua vs Fury fight this summer, though Frank Warren later angrily denied this.