After putting in months of hard graft to get himself right for the rematch in Saudi Arabia, the 2012 Olympic champion could be forgiven for enjoying some downtime after his latest success.

And Joshua did exactly that at an event hosted by sponsors JD Sports at a mansion in Banbury, Oxfordshire on Tuesday night.

Stars from the showbiz world were also present, with AJ rubbing shoulders with actor Michael Ward, rapper Michael Dapaah and boy band Rak-Su, including I’m A Celeb star Myles Stephenson.

Also in attendance were ex-Love Island contestants Georgia Harrison, Montana Brown, Jordan Hames, Danny Williams, Anton Danyluk, Michael Griffiths and Tom Walker.

And those in attendance were given a treat when Joshua took to the stage to show another side to his personality as he performed a rap.

“Tonight was a great way to end the year,” said the 34-year-old about the event.

“I’m grateful to JD and all of my supporters for such a warm welcome home.

“[The year] 2023 will see me continue my journey to being undisputed heavy weight champion.”

The party took place just hours after Joshua offered to help fellow Brit Tyson Fury in his training camp for the latter’s rematch with Deontay Wilder next year.

The 2012 Olympic champ made the offer in an interview with Sky Sports, with Fury later taking to his own Instagram account to accept the help.

Fury then went on to say in the say he would later fight Joshua should he be successful in beating Wilder in February