Anthony Joshua has made the shock decision to quit the United Kingdom to move to Dubai – despite the ongoing US-Iran conflict in the United Arab Emirates.
Joshua, 36, has confirmed he is due to be a resident in the UAE, even though the desert city is currently coming under attack from Iranian suicide drones.
The former heavyweight world champion, who was born in Watford of Nigerian heritage, represented Great Britian and won gold at the 2012 London Olympics, but he is now leaving his home nation, according to the Daily Mail. The surprise move by Joshua is revealed in the paperwork he filed on Friday for his £150m business empire in which he is required to state which country he lives in.
The documentation shows that Joshua even pressed ahead with his decision to switch residential status amid the war attack between the USA, Israel and Iran. UAE have been targeted by Iran with missiles and drones across the last 10 days to two weeks, which has seen more than 100,000 Britons attempt to flee the Middle East nation and move back home to the UK.
While the weather and facilities are an ultimate draw for those wanting to live in Dubai, the city is popular with the wealthy because there is no income tax there. Joshua would have been liable to pay UK tax on his dividend payment of £10.1m in 2024 and £6.3m in 2023.
His company Sparta Promotions also made profits of £20.396m and paid £6.65m in UK tax in 2024.
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