Watford captain, Troy Deeney, has revealed how his long-standing World Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua started and still blossoming, insisting it’s a natural one borne out of mutual respect for one another which started in a barbershop seven years ago.
Deeney who will lead Watford out in Saturday’s English Premier League game against Fulham at Craven Cottage admits that since he met Joshua, the current IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight champion, their friendship as thrived beyond his expectation.
The 28 year old, Joshua takes on Russia’s Alexander Povetkin, a mandatory challenger, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
“We met in a barbershop, seven years ago,” Deeney told Sky Sports.
“Very simply, it was two lads going to get a haircut. He was training for the Olympics at the time, I just came in on a random Wednesday and we happened to have a chat.
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