Eddie Hearn has claimed that Anthony Joshua will not retire from boxing should he be defeated in his upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
The pair will meet at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia on August 20 as Joshua, 32, looks to avenge his defeat to the Ukrainian last time out.
Usyk eased past Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September - handing the Watford native only the second defeat of his professional career.
Yet promoter Hearn has insisted that a second-successive defeat for Joshua would not spell the end of his career inside the ring.