Anthony Joshua Says He Will Rule Out Olympic Return Doesn't Want To Take Opportunity Away From Mates

MrBOXINGTODAY2 SPEAKS ON COMMENTS MADE BY ANTHONY JOSHUA REGARDING NOT RETURNING TO OLYMPIC GAMES TO COMPETE! http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/... Anthony Joshua admits he can understand why the rules have been changed to allow professional boxers to fight at the Olympics . But London 2012 super-­heavyweight gold medalist turned IBF heavyweight champion of the world Joshua is adamant he will never fight at another Games. Amateur boxing’s governing body, AIBA, voted through the change a fortnight ago. And while the majority of those involved in professional boxing were outraged by the prospect of pros and amateurs competing against each other, Joshua is one of the few who can see both sides of the ­argument. He said: “There are guys in the GB squad now preparing for 2020 in Tokyo and I don’t want to take that ­opportunity away from them So I wouldn’t do it because of the relationship I have with them. But I can understand why the AIBA want to do it, because they’re getting amateurs to an elite level and then they’re going professional. Read more: Pro boxers at the Olympics is a nonsense, says Barry McGuigan “I just think there are so many rules and regulations that it would be ­difficult. "If pros had been allowed back in 2012, it would have prevented me winning the gold. I wasn’t seasoned at all, I just had strength and a bit of fitness. "So a seasoned pro would have beaten me and it would have prevented me doing it, so that’s why I wouldn’t go.”