21st August, 2022
Anthony Joshua has revealed he wants to return to the ring in November or December just hours after he was defeated for the second time by Oleksandr Usyk.
Speaking after the loss, Joshua also vowed to return to his throne.
He said: “I will become three-time world heavyweight champion.”
AJ added: “About who I fight. Come one and come all I will fight anybody.”
With AJ saying he wants another chance at becoming a three-time world champion, former dominant WBC champ Deontay Wilder claimed he was offered the chance to fight Joshua ahead of the Usyk rematch.
Tweeting after Joshua’s loss, Wilder claimed they tried to lock him in “for insurance” as AJ’s camp “knew he wasn’t going to win” against Usyk.
Wilder said: “They tried to lock me in for insurance because they knew he wasn’t going to win.
“This is strictly a business not a sport there’s a difference.”
Whether Usyk will step back inside the squared circle with Joshua or have an undisputed fight with WBC champ Fury is yet to be seen.
However, Fury would be open to fighting Usyk and has called on those in charge of making the fight to get the “chequebook out”.
The Gypsy King says following Joshua’s failed attempts to oust Usyk, he will be the man to “relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts”.
He said in a now-deleted Instagram post: “I’ve just seen Joshua lose for the second time to Usyk – out of his depth.
“However, England has been relieved of its belts. Yet again, as usual.
“There is a remedy and a solution that I can suggest. If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian of England. Come on!
“Send me in. I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.”