Madonna at the MTV Music Video Awards in New York, 2021.
Photo: Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS, Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2021. All rights reserved.
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Shortly after Madonna mourned the death of her brother, Anthony Ciccone, condolences in her life turned to a happier side. She is reportedly dating 29-year-old boxer and boxing trainer Josh Popper, according to reports and an Instagram post. Already on February 12, after winning a fight, he published a photo with the 64-year-old. She holds tight to the athlete’s arm, a presumed sign of intimacy.
In mid-February, rumors surfaced that the singer and her 23-year-old ex-boyfriend, model Andrew Darnell, were going their separate ways. The date under Josh Popper’s post now confirms this retrospectively and corrects the timeline of the process again.
Madonna probably met the boxer because he is supposed to train one of her six children. For Popper, his career as a coach is the last step in a longer athletic career. In 2016, the then 22-year-old was invited to a tryout with the NFL team Arizona Cardinals after a college football career. In addition, his liaison with Madonna is not his first, but certainly his biggest step towards celebrity. In 2022, he appeared in an episode of the reality TV series Summer House.
Madonna is currently preparing to go on a world tour. She is also coming to Germany for this. A first trailer shows that boxing was definitely an inspiration for the choreographies of their dancers.
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