BOXER Anthony Joshua sent fans into a frenzy after appearing to wear a wedding ring.
Joshua was at the O2 on Saturday for a UFC show in London and shared a snap of himself with his 13.5million Instagram followers.
Fans spotted a band on AJ’s ring finger
Eagle-eyed fans were quick to jump on the fact AJ, previously linked to Rita Ora and Bella Hadid, was wearing a band on his ring finger.
One wrote: “Wait, is that a ring. No, please don’t break my heart.”
Another posted a picture of a broken heart with the words: “Do I see a ring on his wedding finger.”
While another wrote: “Congratulations champ on the marriage.”
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But the former-heavyweight champ, 32, last night denied wedding rumours and said he did not even have a girlfriend.
Instead a source close to the fighter revealed the ring he was wearing is in fact a smart fitness tracker and not a symbol of marriage.
The jewellery is actually a £300 Oura Ring – a hi-tech device which helps athletes record their heart rate during workouts, monitor skin temperature and track sleep patterns.
The source said Joshua, who has a son with ex-girlfriend Nicole Osbourne, wears the tracker to help with his training and it fits best on his wedding finger.
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The source said: “AJ is so focused on his boxing this year that he is married to the game.”
Joshua, 32, was stood alongside UFC President Dana White, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and fellow fighters Derek Chisora and Frazer Clarke in the photo and the caption read: “We Live & Breathe The Fight Game.”
Marriage aside, fans are desperate to know when Joshua will return to the boxing ring.
The former champ is currently in limbo as his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is hanging in the balance due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Unified heavyweight king Usyk is currently on the frontline defending his homeland from Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
But Hearn is confident the fight could happen in June.
During an Instagram Live video, Hearn responded to a fan asking if AJ will fight Usyk again or take an interim bout.
He said: “Is AJ vs Usyk happening now? I actually think it will. I actually think that fight will happen next and it will happen in June.”
And Joshua recently teased an imminent announcement over his next fight, tweeting last week: “Announcement soon come.”
