Anthony Joshua Still Wants To Fight Deontay Wilder

Anthony Joshua says he is open to squaring off against Deontay Wilder once he has rematched Oleksandr Usyk.

The two-time unified heavyweight champion recently lost his WBA, WBO and IBF titles to Usyk, who put on a dominant display to beat Joshua at Wembley Stadium last month.

‘AJ’ has already activated the rematch clause in his contract with Usyk and the two men are expected to rematch in the first quarter of 2022.

A win would set up the long-talked-about undisputed fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury, who recently picked up a second successive KO/TKO win over Deontay Wilder, who Joshua is also keen to face.

“If the fans can’t see I would take these fights with the fighters like Wilder in a heartbeat,” Joshua told IFL TV. “And I want people to know that I would fight anyone in their prime or anytime. Give me a mandatory and I will fight anyone, I love the game and will fight anyone.

“I will take on any challenge providing politics aren’t an issue and the finances are there with these guys, people know what I am about. I think Wilder fought Fury thinking it was going to be easier than his previous fights and got caught in a trilogy web.

“But would I fight Wilder, yes I would.” (Transcribed by Mirror Fighting)

Joshua and Wilder were supposed to fight back in 2018. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ accepted a $15 million offer for the fight before quickly backtracking and pursuing Fury who was about to launch arguably the most sensational comeback in boxing history.

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