Anthony Joshua has finally addressed the media for the first time since the car crash that killed two of his closest friends, and he's got his priorities straight: the parents come first, his feelings can wait.
The former world champion, who is gearing up for a tune-up fight ahead of a potential Tyson Fury showdown, explained that rather than processing his own pain from the December accident in Nigeria that took the lives of Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, he's been busy being a 'good soldier' for their families. 'I'm just there for their parents,' Joshua said. 'Number one is being a good soldier for them. Gotta look after the boys' parents.'
Pressed on whether he felt compelled to bury his emotions after the crash - which also left him injured - Joshua was philosophical. 'Everyone's different. Me, I have to put my emotions to the side because I focus on the parents. My emotions can come at a later stage. I really look at the parents and I understand it must be most difficult for them. So I don't make it about me, I make it about them. I make it about the mums and the dads of the two boys.'
So, in true champion form, Joshua is deferring his own grief to an unspecified 'later stage' - presumably after he's knocked out a few opponents and maybe retired. Priorities.