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ANTHONY JOSHUA has revealed he goes by a different name on the Watford Estate he grew up on. British boxing ace AJ sat down with Louis Theroux and explained he can “separate the two” names.
Anthony Joshua revealed he goes by a different name on the Watford Estate he grew up onCredit: BBC Sport
AJ sat down with Louis Theroux for a tell-all interviewCredit: BBC Sport
In the BBC documentary, Joshua can be seen taking Theroux to visit Watford’s Meriden estate – where AJ grew up.
The pair sat down with the former boxing world champion’s aunt.
It was revealed that two-time heavyweight champ Joshua is known to his family as “Femi”. 
The 34-year-old explained that the names AJ, Joshua or Anthony Joshua only began when he started boxing.
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He said: “All of a sudden it’s like ‘this is Anthony Joshua’, but everyone here knows me as ‘Femi’.
“Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is my full name. But everyone called me ‘Femi’.”
His aunt added that Anthony is the boxer and Femi is the man.
She said: “Femi is my nephew, my son. For people in the world, it’s Anthony the boxer. Femi comes first.”
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The Brit became the two-time heavyweight world champion as he beat Wladimir Klitschko and Andy Ruiz Jr.
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He also won gold at the London Olympics in 2012 and a year later he turned professional.
The documentary with the popular reporter also featured Joshua taking a trip down memory lane to his first gym in Finchley.
And in the interview, Joshua revealed he is determined to reclaim the world championship title.
Anthony Joshua lost his heavyweight titles to Ruiz Jr in 2019 then regained them from the Mexican before losing them again to Ukrainian great Usyk.
AJ revealed he is determined to regain his heavyweight titlesCredit: AFP More

LOUIS THEROUX has claimed that he would be like a “boxing Beethoven” if he were to fight Piers Morgan.The documentary maker entered the boxing world in a recent interview with former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua.
Louis Theroux thinks he could take Piers Morgan in a boxing fightCredit: BBC Sport
Morgan hit back at the claim on social mediaCredit: Getty

During a gentle sparring session with AJ, the idea of Theroux, 53, getting into the ring was sparked up.
That was after the British boxer insisted that he could get him a fight.
AJ said: “I could actually get you a fight and it would do well. You will bring viewers to my broadcasting platform.”
Then when discussing who Theroux would face off against the suggestion that Morgan, 58, would be a good opponent arose.
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Theroux said: “That is a better match-up.
“Number one, he’s very famous and I think I could take him.”
The moment was then spotted on social media by Morgan who hit back and claimed that he would win in under a minute.
He wrote: “Have you lost your marbles Louis Theroux? I’d destroy you in 30 seconds, you puny wastrel.”
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Theroux has since replied in brutal fashion by suggesting that Morgan would “gas out” and he would land a number of punches on his chin.
He bit back: “I don’t think you’ve got the cardio fitness, Piers, TBF.
“You’d gas out and after that, I’d just be playing music on your chin like a boxing Beethoven.”
Fans found the exchange hilarious and revealed they would love to see the fight happen.
One wrote: “Playing music on your chin like a boxing Beethoven. Love it.”
A second commented: “Now I’d like to watch this.”
A third said: “Please make this happen.”
A fourth added: “I’ve never paid for a PPV fight in my life but I would definitely sign up for this.” More

ANTHONY JOSHUA once got into a fight with six guys while heading to a chicken shop.Former two-time heavyweight champion AJ sat down for a candid chat with BBC documentary-maker Louis Theroux.
Anthony Joshua showed off his gruesome scarsCredit: BBC Two
The former heavyweight star let Louis Theroux inspect his handsCredit: BBC two
AJ appeared on a BBC documentary with TherouxCredit: BBC Two
As their conversation began, Joshua showed Theroux the numerous scars on his hands from fighting.
The 34-year-old has fought a who’s who of heavyweight stars including Wladimir Klitschko and Oleksandr Usyk.
But it was a group of guys on the way to the chicken shop that inflicted one of his battle scars.
Showing Theroux his hands, he said: “My skin doesn’t heal too well.
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“This knuckle, I was going to get chicken one evening and I ended up fighting six guys on my own.
“Massive. Really good scrap.”
During their chat, Joshua also revealed to Theroux that he still lives with his mum in London.
Opening up on his family life, he said: “In our culture you grow up with your family. We grow up in our own family homes for a long time. We support our parents.
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“Why am I gonna move out and leave my mum by herself? For some girl?”
On his traditional view of relationships, he said: “When a man marries she becomes a child of the mum.”
The 6ft 6in star then added: “When a girl gets with me she ain’t just marrying me, she’s marrying my family.”
Joshua also admitted to smoking marijuana at just 13-years-old.
Lifting the lid on how he left those days in the past, he continued: “If you can’t get the distractions out of your life, you can’t get your full attention on improving as an athlete.
“For me, when I stopped smoking I was able to progress.”
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ANTHONY JOSHUA awkwardly silenced Louis Theroux in an explosive preview for an upcoming BBC documentary.British boxing ace AJ sat down with the popular reporter for a tell-all interview which will be aired on Tuesday evening.
Anthony Joshua had an awkward exchange with Louis Theroux ahead of their BBC documentaryCredit: BBC Sport
Joshua attempted to silence the popular interviewerCredit: BBC Sport
But a brilliant preview of the BBC documentary revealed their talk was not friendly the whole way through.
As the chat progressed, things turned to Joshua’s bizarre post-fight antics after losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua famously threw the heavyweight belts out of the ring before launching into a rant on the microphone.
He said at the time: “If you knew my story you would understand the passion.
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“I ain’t no amateur boxer from five-years-old that was an elite prospect from youth.
“I was going to jail, I got bail and I started training my arse off, I wanted to be able to fight.
“I’m stealing this Usyk, I’m sorry, but it’s because of the passion we put into this.”
But Theroux clearly touched a nerve as he discussed the incident, with a preview video showing Joshua attempting to shut him down.
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Joshua launched into a bizarre rant after beating Oleksandr UsykCredit: AFP
AJ then threw Usyk’s belts out of the ringCredit: AFP
Theroux was unhappy with an answer from the ex-heavyweight world champion about the incident.
And Joshua was not having it either as he fought back in an awkward exchange. 
Joshua said: “That was an ego and pride thing coming out. I brought this heavyweight division back – that was in me. 
“Right or wrong, probably wrong.”
Theroux interrupted: “Probably wrong, probably wrong I think. I don’t think anyone says it was the right thing to do.”
Joshua looked irritated as he replied: “You asked me a question and I’m answering it.”
A second preview clip continued the discussion about Usyk.
Theroux said: “You took the belts and dropped them over the side.”
Joshua answered: “It was like that these don’t even mean anything anyway.
“I’ve thrown them because that’s what I’ve felt like and grabbed the mic, I addressed the crowd.
“Could I have done it better? Of course I could have. I felt frustrated, annoyed.
“I knew I was out of the title race and then the questions started, ‘what is he like? Where is his head at?’
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“All this ‘can he be three-time champion of the world?’ People create this narrative and put pressure on me.
“It’s too much. Gone are the days it was for the fun, when you’re just doing it for the passion, you’re a prospect.” More