ANTHONY JOSHUA has spent £2,000 to lock himself away in a pitch black room for FOUR DAYS.
The heavyweight boxing superstar booked into the retreat on October 14 and detailed the procedure in an interview beforehand.
He told Men’s Health: “I’m about to do something, on 16 October, I’m going to a place for four days where I will be on my own in total darkness, pitch black for four days.
“At the time it will be the worst thing ever, but then I think when I come out, I will say I wish I had done more.”
Joshua will be alone for the duration and will only be given food slid under the door without any human contact.
And he revealed: “No phone. No TV. No radio. No audiobooks. Nothing.”
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Joshua is paying £2,000 for the character-building retreat.
He said: “Life is all about experiences. I want to have more character and go through more experiences.
“I’m doing it for character. If I go for a walk in the woods, enjoy the scenery, the birds chirping, I’m going for peace.
“In this, though, it’s just me and my mind.”
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AJ joked about the quality of his sleep when asked about whether he will get a nice bed.
He said: “I hope so, for two grand.
“I hate creepy-crawlies. I hope there are no spiders. When I was training in Vegas, there was a lizard in my room. I killed it.
“Two days later, there was a scorpion on the curtain. I don’t want any of that.”
Joshua, 34, most recently knocked out Robert Helenius, 37, in August.
And now his promoter Eddie Hearn is looking for AJ to return in December or January after talks with Deontay Wilder collapsed.
But Hearn wants Joshua to revisit his fight with Wilder, 37, forearly 2024.
Anthony Joshua stars on the front cover of Men’s Health UK’s November issue, on sale now.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
