WHEN you are boxing royalty, it is only fitting that you travel like a king.
And Anthony Joshua, 31, is no exception, enjoying the use of stunning cars including 4x4s, convertibles, quad bikes and even a snowmobile to get around.
Anthony Joshua has had a number of luxury Range Rovers[/caption]
Joshua has even sped round on a snowmobile[/caption]
AJ has a fleet of four and two-wheeled motors[/caption]
The world heavyweight champion defends his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday in front of a reduced crowd at Wembley Arena.
The eagerly-awaited match-up is hotting up after AJ branded Pulev a ‘pussy’ at a fiery weigh-in on Friday with the two having to be kept apart by security.
An Olympic gold medallist at London 2012, Joshua raced through the pro ranks thanks to his lightning-fast KO’s.
And his love of speed has clearly translated into his taste in motors.
The heavy-hitting Watford native received a unique Range Rover SVAutobiography commissioned especially for him at the beginning of 2020.
It had AJ’s family crest and the initials of his boxing titles embroidered on the V8 with an AJBXNG plaque on the centre console.
It is not the first time his sponsors Jaguar Land Rover have come up trumps for one of the UK’s biggest sporting icons – they previously delivered another bespoke Range to Joshua in 2017 ahead of his infamous fight with Wladimir Klitschko.
Generous AJ doesn’t hog all the luxury cars for himself, however, and bought his mother Yeta a shiny Range Rover Sport.
He said: “I feel I’ve never had the time to focus on helping her, so when her car broke down, I was just like it’s that time – if I’m going to do anything I’ll sort her out with a nice car, and so I got that as a present.
“It’s nice for her to be in a car like that. She didn’t expect it and we surprised her, so it was a really good time for her.”
Joshua has ridden quadbikes while holidaying abroad[/caption]
AJ enjoys driving round in convertibles[/caption]
The generous champ even bought his mum a Range Rover[/caption]
He famously gifted his first trainer at Finchley ABC gym, Sean Murphy, a £95,000 BMW in 2017 in an emotional exchange.
Joshua’s car collection is said to be worth £1million after he developed an expensive taste despite professing to not being a massive car fan as a kid.
The 6ft 6in bruiser showed off his white £600k stretch Rolls Royce Phantom on Instagram back in 2016.
But it is his white £93,000 Jaguar XJR that has a special place in his heart.
He told The Telegraph in 2016: “When I pull up in a Jag, it’s like a watch. Certain watches, everyone has, but there are certain watches only a few people know about.
“The Jag is a car that only certain people know about.
“It used to be that it was a car for the established man, who’d been in the game for years and treated himself to a Jag, but now they’re crossing right the way across the board.
“And I’m lucky enough to have one that they’ve kept classy but added a few sports touches to.”
International celebrity Joshua has got to grips with the A-list life on private jets[/caption]
AJ has been known to get around swiftly in a helicopter[/caption]
AJ was once snapped driving a silver Mercedes v8 worth £146,000 on holiday in Spain and the convertible speedster can rocket from 0-60 in just four seconds, topping the speed gun at 189mph.
Joshua is known for taking relaxing holidays in between fight camps and has posed with quadbikes abroad.
He showed he’s not just a fair-weather petrol head by taking a ride on a snowmobile in March.
And like all good A-list celebs, the big puncher is regularly whisked around the globe, pre-pandemic at least, in private jets and snazzy helicopters.
AJ is famously a big fan of two wheels – once professing that motocross was his second favourite sport behind boxing in an online Q&A.
Joshua enjoys off-roading after starting riding as a teenager with friends and makes sure to maintain his own bike to the highest standard.
He was snapped on Instagram with a special chain lubricant and famously celebrated winning the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2015 by purchasing a lime green Kawasaki dirt bike.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
