Anthony Joshua In Talks To Open Care Facility For Retired Boxers Suffering From The Long-Term Health Effects [Video]

After becoming one of professional boxing’s biggest global stars, Anthony Joshua is looking to put some good back into the world.

As big as the sport of boxing is, competing in it comes with some serious risk factors. In particular, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE. According to the Indiana University School of Medicine, CTE is a progressive degenerative disease affecting people who have suffered repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Those most susceptible to developing CTE are athletes, specifically football players and boxers.

During a recent interview, Joshua revealed that he is looking to help retired boxers who are suffering from long-term health effects by opening a care home.

“They suffer by themselves, so we’ve been speaking about opening up a care home,” Joshua said on Desert Island Discs. “That would be part of my boxing legacy – that I gave something back to the sport that made me. The one thing I would hope for is to keep …