Anthony Joshua, a Nigerian-British boxer, should begin preparing for fights in the US, according to his trainer, Robert Garcia.
For the first time, Garcia, 47, and AJ worked together as AJ prepared for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
The Californian went to the UK to help Joshua but he wants that to alter going forward. He previously trained Luis Ortiz.
The British fighter needs the encouragement of other successful boxers, according to Garcia, who thinks an eight-week fight camp in his Californian gym would be the ideal way to get Joshua ready for battles.
García told IZQUIERDAZO: “I told Anthony and all his team that, for me, the best way to keep working together is if Anthony comes to train in my gym in California eight weeks before a fight.
“From six to eight weeks, that’s all I need for a good camp.
The Californian, who previously trained Luis Ortiz, flew to the UK to assist Joshua but he wants that to change moving forward.
Garcia believes an eight-week fight camp in his Californian gym would be the best way to prepare Joshua for fights – adding that the Brit needs other champion boxers to spur him on.
García told IZQUIERDAZO: “I told Anthony and all his team that, for me, the best way to keep working together is if Anthony comes to train in my gym in California eight weeks before a fight.
“From six to eight weeks, that’s all I need for a good camp. Anthony has always been alone in his camps, he didn’t have other fighters to train with.
“He needs to be in a cheerful environment, to interact with other fighters, other sparring partners. I think that that would help him a lot.”
AJ is looking to get his career back on track following successive defeats to Usyk and he has been urged to fight drug cheat Jarrell Miller by the American’s promoter Dmitriy Salita.
Deontay Wilder is also plotting his return to the ring and after taking on Robert Helenius he is keen to fight everyone, including Joshua.
