Anthony Joshua Reveals Weird Addiction Almost Derailed His Boxing Career

This article originally appeared on TheSPORTbible.

In one of strangest stories we've heard this week, Anthony Joshua has revealed that a certain habit almost cost him his boxing career.

It emerged that AJ was addicted to FIFA, to the point it affected his sleep and recovery during crucial times in his development as a boxer.

The 26-year-old, who was recently crowned the new IBF world heavyweight champion, told The Sun that he almost derailed his career in boxing thanks to his addiction to FIFA.

To be fair, I admit to buying hundreds of FIFA Ultimate Team packs in the past. It's not healthy at all.

Joshua said the following about his 'FIFA addiction':

"I used to play FIFA until it affected boxing. I had to stop playing because it affected my sleep and recovery. I could stay up till five in the morning playing it, get up at seven and train. That's how mad it was, it wasn't healthy," he told The Sun.

FIFA addiction is real, folks.

Topics: AJ, AJ Boxing, FIFA, Anthony Joshua, Boxing

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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