Anthony Joshua has been subjected to vile abuse from Twitter trolls after he posted a picture of himself praying in a mosque. But during his break in Dubai ahead of his April 29 fight with Wladimir Klitschko, the 27-year-old was pictured in the holy building participating in the afternoon prayer Asr, recited by practising muslims. Joshua, not a muslim himself, wrote:
“Besides luck, hard work & talent.. Prayer is a solid foundation. It was nice to join my brother as he led through afternoon prayer (asr).”
Read some of the vile abuses from his trolls below:
The heavyweight superstar is known to enjoy experimenting with other religions, though some of his ‘fans’ took objection. While there were some negative comments, others rallied behind the Olympic gold medallist and looked to hush the hateful remarks.
Joshua is born to Nigerian parents, one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world, and has admitted he is yet to affiliate himself to a religion.
“I don’t have a preferred religion: I’d have to do research,” Joshua revealed in an interview last year.
“I was born a Christian but as I’ve grown into my own man I don’t attach myself to a religion; 100 per cent I have faith. Then it’s locking into what suits me.”