- Ibrahimovic visited Anthony Joshua in his locker room right before his fight with Carlos Takem
- The Manchester United star adviced Joshua to stop being too modest
- Joshua defeated Carlos Takem in the 10th round through a technical knockout
Manchester United attacker Zlantan Ibrahimovic offered Anthony Joshua some piece of advice right before his 10th round victory over Carlos Takem.
Ibrahimovic, 36, claims Joshua is being too modest about his professional boxing approach.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was one of the celebs present for Anthony Joshua's fight (photo: Mark Robinson THE SUN)
The Manchester United superstar visited AJ ahead of the heavyweight’s champ’s successful title defence against Carlos Takam.
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And the Swedish legend landed a verbal body blow with his unexpected career advice.
The Manchester United striker was in Cardiff to see his mate retain his titles (photo: Rex Features)
Joshua said: “Zlatan loves his boxing and his mindset is phenomenal but he picked me up on something I said after my fight with Wladimir Klitschko earlier in the year.
“He pointed out that I’d said ‘I’m not perfect, but I’m trying’. Then he said ‘No, no no. What you must is say is ‘I am perfect and I’m not trying!’”
Ibra, who is recovering from a serious knee injury, was ringside as AJ stopped Takam in ten brutal rounds at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
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And he declared: “He is not as good at boxing as I am at football... but he’s getting there.
Anthony Joshua was told not to be modest by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (photo: THE SUN)
“He’s a knockout artist and his personality is good because he is perfect and he is not trying.
“There are positive vibes all around him, he has good energy and expresses himself very well.
“That’s why everyone loves him. It’s why he’s the people champion.”
NAIJ.com reported earlier that Former England international Joey Barton has taken to social media to criticize Anthony Joshua for playing Wizkid's hit song Ojuelegba as his entrance music for his title defense against Carlos Takam.
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