Meet Mr Robert Oluwafemi Olaseni, the father of  heavy weight champion, Anthony Johsua, who relentlessly stood by his son, despite the embarrassment he caused him as a criminal, drug addicted, street fighter, till he turned a new leaf and became a heavy weight champion.

The success story of the British-Nigerian boxer cannot be complete without the mention of his father, who gave his boy the best education and enrolled him in one of Nigeria’s Ivy secondary schools Mayflower Ikenne owned by the late patriot – Pa Tai Solarin. After his marriage broke down with Joshua’s mother, Joshua moved to England. .

Joshua was a bright kid and an athlete but he lost his way and ended up a bricklayer. His father was embarrassed but did not give up on him, knowing the dream he had for his son, he supported him when he took up boxing. In 2009, Joshua became even more frustrated and lost his way again. He became a street fighter and was detained by the police and put on remand. .

He was reduced to the level of a low life common criminal and had to wear an electronic tag around his ankle like a terrorist after his release. His father was upset with him but kept believing in him. In March 2011, the year Jonathan became President of Nigeria, Joshua was pulled over by the police for over speeding in Colindale, North London.