2012 Olympic Superheavy Champion Joshua turns Pro.

October 5th at the O2 in London , Matchroom Boxing will unveil their latest high profile signing. 2012 Olympic super heavyweight Gold medalist Anthony Joshua MBE will follow his dreams in the pro ranks under the Matchroom banner after months of offers and rumours, Anthony has decided that Eddie Hearn is the best route all around and the Matchroom family has what it takes to springboard him towards where he needs to be as regards his future. Joshua will be trained by the very highly regarded Tony Sims in Romford and all concerned are in agreement that after only 43 amateur fights the astonishing 23 year old is a stellar investment. Hearn and Matchroom now have two Olympic champions in their ever growing stable of home grown champions with this months pro debut of the multi talented Luke Campbell. The only advice i would have for Joshua and those steering his pro career is to learn from mistakes made in 2000 in the pioneering of Audley Harrison's path to stardom. High profile Main event status debuts are pretensive and can be more hurtful in the building of a freshman pros public image.  I would prefer to see Anthony do a low key introduction and hone his skills on the undercard of a high profile main event. This approach prevents boxing fans from becoming disillusioned in watching the six foot six fledgling pro on a diet of possible early stoppages while earning his stripes until he finds his level as a championship caliber athlete.  No opponent has yet been suggested but don't expect the earth from day one. Patience is the best policy in building the career of such a promising young man, remember he has only been boxing for 4 years...  I wish him well..