Former British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has urged UFC’s Alex Pereira to change sports activities, with boxing a viable possibility for the Brazilian in line with ‘AJ’.
Alex Pereira To Boxing?
Excessive reward got here from Anthony Joshua this week, as he took to X to counsel a profession change for UFC Alex Pereira into the boxing world.
Alex Pereira ought to make a boxing debut at some point.
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) July 6, 2024
Pereira responded to the tweet very quickly in any respect and he was clearly touched by the reward from one in all heavyweight boxing’s most talked about fighters
“I’m honoured you suppose so,” Pereira stated in response to Joshua. “It’s all the time been my dream – [but] I’m 37, I can not make a profession in it, so who do you suggest I battle?”
Joshua replied merely with: “choices are limitless.”
The choices are limitless champ. I’m certain one thing might be completed. Drop @258mgt a line 🫡 https://t.co/KxQjwwAqtH
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) July 7, 2024
Alex Pereira is broadly considered among the finest boxers within the MMA and his clear knockouts have been one thing to marvel at throughout his profession within the octagon to date.
Pereira had a report of 33 wins from 40 fights in kickboxing earlier than he switched to the UFC and 21 of these victories got here by way of knockout. Within the UFC Pereira has simply two losses to his identify, with 11 wins – ten of these coming by KO/TKO.
Though ‘AJ’ wish to see Pereira make the change to boxing, there are nonetheless loads of blockbuster fights that ‘Poatan’ can take to safe his MMA legacy.
Dana White not too long ago teased what can be the most important battle in Pereira’s profession but, saying that we may get a Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira bout within the heavyweight division if the ‘folks need to see it’.
Pereira has been busy recently and after headlining UFC 300 earlier this 12 months, he was referred to as in at late discover to switch an injured Conor McGregor on the principle card at UFC 303. The Brazilian received each fights which took his report to 11-2-0 within the UFC.
