Former British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has prompt UFC’s Alex Pereira to change sports activities, with boxing a viable possibility for the Brazilian consistent with ‘AJ’.
Alex Pereira To Boxing?
Top reward got here from Anthony Joshua this week, as he took to X to signify a profession transfer for UFC Alex Pereira into the boxing global.
Alex Pereira must make a boxing debut in the future.
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) July 6, 2024
Pereira replied to the tweet very quickly in any respect and he was once obviously touched via the reward from one among heavyweight boxing’s maximum mentioned combatants
“I’m honoured you assume so,” Pereira stated in keeping with Joshua. “It’s at all times been my dream – [but] I’m 37, I can’t make a profession in it, so who do you counsel I combat?”
Joshua spoke back merely with: “choices are unending.”
The choices are unending champ. I’m positive one thing will also be achieved. Drop @258mgt a line 🫡 https://t.co/KxQjwwAqtH
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) July 7, 2024
Alex Pereira is broadly thought to be one of the most absolute best boxers within the MMA and his blank knockouts were one thing to surprise at all the way through his profession within the octagon up to now.
Pereira had a report of 33 wins from 40 fights in kickboxing ahead of he switched to the UFC and 21 of the ones victories got here by the use of knockout. Within the UFC Pereira has simply two losses to his identify, with 11 wins – ten of the ones coming via KO/TKO.
Even supposing ‘AJ’ want to see Pereira make the transfer to boxing, there are nonetheless various blockbuster fights that ‘Poatan’ can take to safe his MMA legacy.
Dana White lately teased what will be the greatest combat in Pereira’s profession but, announcing that shall we get a Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira bout within the heavyweight department if the ‘other folks wish to see it’.
Pereira has been busy in recent years and after headlining UFC 300 previous this 12 months, he was once referred to as in at overdue realize to exchange an injured Conor McGregor at the major card at UFC 303. The Brazilian gained each fights which took his report to 11-2-0 within the UFC.