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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Anthony Joshua has said he will not take the knee ahead of his bout with Kubrat Pulev on Saturday at Wembley\u2019s SSE Arena.<\/p>\n

It will be the first time the British heavyweight has stepped into the ring in 2020, a year in which the battle for equality has resurfaced following the death of George Floyd in the United States in May.<\/p>\n

When Floyd was killed, demonstrations happened around the world as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, to show support for the fight against racism.<\/p>\n

Joshua attended a march in his hometown of Watford in June, but will not take a knee before this weekend\u2019s world heavyweight bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I won\u2019t take the knee,\u201d the 31-year-old said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to do more tangible things. What we\u2019re trying to do is create a union to support British culture, that\u2019s important to showcase people from the Afro-Caribbean community as valuable members of British society.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s more important, that\u2019s what we\u2019re working on at the minute with different athletes, different people, different places.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking a knee is important, 100 per cent but for me, personally, I\u2019m doing something different this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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