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Anthony Joshua on his love for his mother
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The boxer Anthony Joshua was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2024. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist who was raised by his mother after his parents divorced when he was 12. He credits her with much of his success, but says that she can't watch his fights, staying in her hotel room to pray for him instead. You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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Hi, it's Lauren Laverne and this is Desert Island Discs postcards, a selection of some of our most memorable moments from the thousands of people we've cast away to our imaginary desert island. He's postcard comes to you from the heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
He made his comeback a couple of months ago after surviving a car crash which killed two of his friends last year. When I interviewed him in 2024, he credited his mother for bringing him up alone following his parents' divorce.
The cycle of life, right, will mean one day my mum won't be here with me. And it hurts already to think that because she's done so well to raise someone like me. hard-headed, hard-working son. And I know how tough it must have been for her.
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