Joshua to have elbow surgery before targeting return

Anthony Joshua claims he will have elbow surgery before competing in ring time.

Since suffering a devastating fifth-round knockout against Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September, the two-time world heavyweight champion has been out of the fray.

Before making a comeback, Joshua, 35, said he was “trying to get my body right.”

According to Joshua, “I need to have a little surgery on my elbow, a little surgery sometime in May.”

He continued, “I’ll be out of the gym for about six to eight weeks until I’m healed, and I’ll be back.”

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated William Scull on points in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, with the help of Joshua, who has won 28 of his 32 fights.

Eddie Hearn, the promoter, stated in April that he is confident that Joshua and Tyson Fury, a two-time heavyweight world champion, could still fight.

Fury announced in January that he had retired from boxing, but Hearn claimed all that was required was a direct message between the fighters on social media.

Joshua won his first world title in 2016 after capturing the 2012 Olympic super heavyweight title in London.