Anthony Joshua drops Deontay Wilder bout hint with exciting Tyson Fury 'mega-card' claim
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBritish heavyweight Anthony Joshua says he could fight Deontay Wilder on the same card as Tyson Fury laces up his gloves with Oleksandr Usyk in their impending title showdown.
Manchester-born Fury and Ukrainian opponent Usyk will go toe-to-to in Saudi Arabia with a view to being crowned the first undisputed champion in the four-belt heavyweight era.
A deal for that blockbuster fight has already been rubber-stamped, but no firm date has yet been put in place. As for Joshua, meanwhile, it could be Wilder next for him after a December tune-up.
The winner of that proposed contest has been earmarked for a shot at whoever wins between Fury and Usyk in the New Year. ALSO READ: Fury net worth compared to Joshua before Ngannou fight ALSO READ: How much KSI and Tommy Fury made from crossover fight Joshua, 34, hinted that Fury - who will take on former UFC world heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou before Usyk in a non-title crossover bout next Saturday night - could fight the Ukrainian in March or April as any date pre-Christmas would not give his fellow Briton enough time to start up a new camp. "They want to put Usyk vs Fury and Joshua vs Wilder on the same night," said Joshua when pressed on his plans at the United States Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday afternoon. "When Fury gets through Ngannou it is then going to be late October going into November so I doubt he will prepare for Usyk and then fight in December.
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