…Researched and contributed by Solomon Thomas.
Amir Khan and Anthony Joshua reunited in Dubai after their friendship fell apart in 2017 when Khan falsely accused Joshua of having an affair with his wife, Faryal Makhdoom.
Khan’s infamous tweets accused Joshua of being a “gold digger” and taking his “leftovers” while tagging him in messages about her.
Joshua immediately denied the allegations, while Khan later regretted his actions in the Overlap interview.
He admitted that he put Joshua in the firing line for no reason and lost a good friend through his accusations.
However, the two were spotted in a restaurant in Dubai, with Khan sharing a snap of the pair on his Instagram account, and Joshua posting a similar picture to his own Instagram story.
In the caption, Khan referred to Joshua as “Champ”.
The reunion between the two follows Khan’s two-year ban from boxing for failing a drug test in his much-anticipated fight with rival Kell Brook, which marked his retirement from the sport.
Joshua, on the other hand, recently bounced back from his consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk earlier this month, defeating Jermaine Franklin via unanimous decision.
The renewed friendship of Khan and Joshua is unlikely to go unnoticed in the boxing world, as many people had expected the two to come face to face in the ring.
Fans of the sport were disappointed that their speculated boxing match did not happen, but the prospect of the two becoming friends again is heartwarming.
Despite their differences, the two boxers were once close friends and their reunion marks a new beginning for their relationship.