Anthony Joshua and journalist Laura Woods can't cease flirting in post-fight interview

Issues acquired flirty between Laura Woods and Anthony Joshua in an interview performed after the boxer defeated Jermain Franklin by unanimous choice on Saturday.

Regardless of the plain matter of dialog being the combat, the pair could not assist however throw flirtatious and jaunty pictures at one another.

Woods, who was sat suspiciously shut the Joshua, turned up the warmth a notch by playfully asking the fighter who could be his dream date.

Joshua acquired straight to the purpose and unashamedly replied: “You”. Woods, whose face shortly turned a pinkish shade, replied “that is good”.

AJ was clearly in his ingredient after which jokingly retorted that “I do know [Ruben] Loftus-Cheek’s beat me to it”, to which the journalist replied “Sorry. No, it is superb, there is not any competitors.”

The boxer was referencing a remark the Chelsea footballer Loftus-Cheek made final week on UK sports activities radio present talkSPORT when he revealed that Woods was his superstar crush.

Then got here the million-dollar query: “I am not in a relationship. Are you?” requested the attractive presenter. “No, I am not”, mentioned AJ, explaining that he did not have a girlfriend to permit him to be absolutely centered on his intense coaching regime.

The 2 then agreed to change numbers. It seems to be like a date could possibly be on the playing cards in some unspecified time in the future within the close to function. It might must be after the 33-year-old’s subsequent combat, although. There’s a robust risk that the Brit will tackle both Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder this summer time. He’ll should be absolutely centered on the combat if he’s to defeat both of these elite heavyweight fighters.