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The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘Back to the grind in a few days' – Anthony Joshua shows off results of elbow surgery as boxing star closes in on return
ANTHONY JOSHUA has shown off the results of his elbow surgery as he plots his return to the ring. AJ went under the knife two weeks ago to fix the arm injury that has kept him out of action. 3 3 3 And Joshua has given a small glimpse into his recovery as he shadowboxed on social media. Posting to his Snapchat account, he posted: "2 weeks post operation. Back to the grind in a few days." Joshua, 35, was knocked out by Daniel Dubois, 27, at Wembley and looked to be targeting an immediate rematch. But that failed to materialise with Dubois now rematching Oleksandr Usyk on July 19 in London - two years after losing to the Ukrainian. Tyson Fury, 36, was last year beaten by Usyk, 36, twice and subsequently announced his retirement in January a month after losing the rematch. But AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping the unpredictable Gypsy King will make a U-turn and return to fight Joshua. Talks are ongoing with Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh over a new two-fight deal. And Hearn told BoxingScene in late May: 'He's had the operation, which went very well, and now he's just sort of rehabbing it. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'I believe about six weeks till he can punch again properly, and that kind of lends itself to a September, October, November fight. "That gives us a chance to see what happens with Dubois against Usyk. "That gives us a chance to see if Mr. Fury will ever return, and maybe something else. "But he's definitely fighting this year and looking forward to it.'
CBS News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Ohtani scheduled to throw to hitters, still not expected to take mound for Dodgers until after All-Star Break
On the eve of Shohei Ohtani facing batters for the first time since elbow surgery in September 2023, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the two-way star likely won't return to a major league mound until after the All-Star break. Ohtani is to pitch batting practice before Sunday night's series finale against the New York Mets. "He's doing his first simulated game for two innings and in theory you got to build a starter up to five, six innings," Roberts said. "And so just the natural progression, I just don't see it being before that." Roberts wouldn't rule out Ohtani making a minor league injury rehabilitation appearance. Normally a pitcher coming back from elbow ligament repair makes several minor league starts in the final stage of his recovery. But because Ohtani is among the top hitters in the major leagues, the defending World Series champion Dodgers wouldn't want to lose his bat for any games. Minor league teams are off on Mondays, leaving Thursday, June 12, as the only day next month Ohtani could pitch in the minors while the Dodgers are off. "I think anything should be on the table," Roberts said before Saturday night's 5-2 loss. "It's not going to be five minor league starts, I do know that," Roberts explained. "I think this is just such a unique situation that there's no one kind of blueprint. So we're going to do this live session. I can't even speak to if it's going to be an up and down. ... And then we'll see what the next week brings. If he's going to be around, it's going to be simulated games, but I really don't know what that even really looks like." Hyeseong Kim and Dalton Rushing are among the hitters likely to bat against Ohtani. "It's a big step getting on a mound facing hitters. Rightfully so, there's a lot of anticipation but I think he's really looking forward to it." Roberts said. "I'm looking for command. I just want him to get through it healthy and be willing to get to the next step." Ohtani had right elbow surgery on Sept. 19, 2023. He returned as a hitter last year after signing a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers as a free agent and won his third MVP award by batting .310 with 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases. After shoulder surgery on Nov. 4 to repair a labrum tear sustained during the World Series, Ohtani threw four bullpens sessions at spring training from Feb. 15-25, then paused to prepare for opening day as a hitter. He resumed bullpens on March 29. "I think up to this point he's checked every box," Roberts said. "You're talking about really adding velocity — I think right now it's been tempered or controlled. You're talking throwing a slider to hitters, which he has only done in a bullpen. So those are two other boxes."
