The 33-year-old boxer – who hasn’t been in the ring since his loss to Leigh Wood in October 2023 – will return to action against Anthony Cacace at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (21.09.24) insisted he hasn’t been resting on his laurels during his time out as he’s continued to train hard.

He told Boxing News magazine: “The layoff has felt like it has gone on and on.

“The camp has been going on all year, more or less.

“I was told it might be March, then May, June, July. Every month I’ve been scheduled to fight. But we are finally here and it will only feel real when I’m in the ring.

“But just because I haven’t got a fight doesn’t mean I’m not living the life.

“Even those who support me think I’m probably just sitting around at home watching ‘This Morning’, having a steady old day.

“But it’s not the case whatsoever, I’m still training more or less every day.”

And Josh insisted he doesn’t mind times of “being a normal human being” because the life of a professional boxer can be relentless.

He added: “In the early stages of my career, I worked a nine-to-five job, was still at university and also trying to be a professional boxer.

“There weren’t many European champions going to work on the following Monday and handing in university assignments too.

“It means now I don’t mind those moments of being a normal human being.

“You go from headlining a show, doing interviews, selling tickets, non-stop training.

“Sometimes you just want to sit on the sofa and say, ‘I am doing f*** all tonight’.

“People might think it is boring but it’s not when you never get to do it.”