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Anthony Joshua has revealed really his adjacent conflict could return spot connected September 20 aliases 21 astatine Wembley Stadium successful London.
AJ besides opened up connected who could beryllium successful nan other corner, having past taken to nan ringing to look Francis Ngannou connected March 8.
AJ - who knocked Ngannou retired wrong 2 rounds of their bout successful Saudi Arabia - said his adjacent force will dangle connected nan June 1 paper successful Riyadh.
The June 1 paper will see Deontay Wilder return connected Zhilei Zhang and Filip Hrgovic return connected Daniel Dubois as portion of nan Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 event.
Joshua has revealed really he will return connected nan victor of either bout and that nan deciding facet arsenic to who he fights will dangle connected their performance.
Anthony Joshua has revealed really his adjacent conflict could return spot successful September successful London
AJ besides opened up connected who could beryllium successful nan other corner, having past taken to nan ringing to look Francis Ngannou connected March 8 (pictured above)
AJ has said he and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh are looking to put nan 'most entertaining' fights for nan fans.
Therefore, AJ - who forced a stoppage against Otto Wallin connected nan Day of Reckoning paper successful December 2023 - will look whoever puts connected nan champion capacity connected June 1.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Joshua said: 'Whenever they show maine there's a date, you cognize I'll beryllium fresh 100 per cent. It's gonna beryllium successful London, Wembley Stadium.
'This is what I'm being told. If that's what they say, they usually backmost their connection truthful let's spell pinch that. Wembley, September 20 aliases 21.'
When asked who he and His Excellency were targeting arsenic his adjacent opponent, Joshua said: 'On June 1 successful Saudi Arabia they've sewage nan 5 vs 5 card.'
The British heavyweight superstar went connected to add: 'You've sewage Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois, and you've sewage Zhilei Zhang vs Deontay Wilder.
The June 1 paper will spot Deontay Wilder return connected Zhilei Zhang and Filip Hrgovic return connected Daniel Dubois (pictured above) arsenic portion of nan Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 event
Deontay Wilder's conflict pinch Joseph Parker astatine nan Kingdom Arena successful Saudi Arabia successful 2023 went each 12 rounds, pinch nan judges scoring nan bout 118-111, 120-108, 120-108 to Parker
'So providing 1 of those looks bully - nan 1 who looks nan best, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh said to me, 'I want you to conflict [him].'
'What he says is, 'In nan early I want group to look backmost astatine your grounds and opportunity that you took connected nan best.' I said, 'now you're speaking my language.'
'So retired of that pool, I judge that's who I'm gonna beryllium fighting, 1 of those. We're connected nan aforesaid page and he's connected nan aforesaid page arsenic nan fans arsenic well.
'He's trying to present what nan fans want, I cognize they want that large conflict pinch Tyson Fury and he's moving connected it.
'But Fury's sewage his obligations pinch Oleksandr Usyk truthful I've gotta make judge I enactment focused and disciplined, support steamrolling done opponents truthful I tin get person and person to having nan opportunity of maine vs Tyson Fury.'
AJ vanished by saying: 'I believe that he does his thing, I believe that Zhang does his thing. Whichever 1 looks bully and whichever 1 His Excellency wants, I'm ready.'
His Excellency is besides willing successful making AJ vs Fury aft nan Gypsy King faces Usyk
Joshua has returned to form, beating Ngannou and Otto Wallin aft losing to Usyk twice
