"He’s looking at all business opportunities"
Anthony Joshua is currently in “semi-retirement” as talks of a long-awaited fight with Tyson Fury remain unresolved, according to Amir Khan.
Joshua has not fought since his emphatic loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in September 2024.
Since then, he has been linked with high-profile opponents, including Fury and Deontay Wilder, but no fight has yet been confirmed.
It is believed that Fury is open to coming out of retirement, having verbally agreed to return to face Joshua. However, negotiations remain ongoing as both camps work through financial details.
Khan recently met Joshua in Ghana and has now shared insights from their conversation.
He revealed Joshua’s current focus is away from the ring:
“He seems to be in semi-retirement.
“He’s looking at all business opportunities and stuff like that, but he has done all of the hard work, AJ has done great things in the sport and has done it all.
“He is an Olympic gold-medallist, a former two-time world champion and I think he’s one or two fights away from retiring or maybe one more fight and he’ll call it a day but that’s just my opinion.
“We all want to see the Tyson Fury fight, let’s hope they can make it happen.”
Fury announced his retirement in January 2025 after losing to Oleksandr Usyk. Yet the 36-year-old has a history of reversing such decisions, fuelling speculation he may return once again.
Amir Khan believes Fury’s comeback could hinge on a tune-up fight before a major bout with either Usyk or Joshua.
He said: “I hope Tyson comes back, he’s a friend of mine and Turki Alalshikh always gets a big fight for him as well.
“The loser of Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois would be a good fight next for Tyson as a tune-up fight.
“I have Daniel Dubois losing to Oleksandr Usyk and that would be a great comeback fight for Tyson as it is a fight still at the top (level) and then fight Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua which is the fight I want to see.
“There are a few good options still there for Fury because he is such a big name and has that backing.
“I think Fury takes the loser of Usyk vs Dubois and then fights Joshua or the king of the heavyweight division.”
On the possibility of a Fury vs Joshua clash, Khan believes the odds are now evenly split:
“With Fury and AJ, they have both had time out of the ring and I believe both fighters have a 50/50 chance of winning the fight.
“At first, I was favouring Tyson Fury but not anymore, I think it is a 50/50 fight.
“It is a fight where you can’t say who is going to win because is it the power or the boxing IQ that wins the fight? It’s hard to say.”
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