Anthony Joshua‘s next fight – and its venue – may have been leaked by Derek Chisora.
Joshua is riding the crest of a wave after stunning Francis Ngannou in the pair’s heavyweight clash earlier this year, knocking out the former MMA star in the second round of their highly-anticipated clash.
The Brit threw himself back into the conversation for a world title fight next up, and had seemingly been set to face the winner of Tyson Fury’s bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
That fight will take place on May 18, leaving Joshua seemingly waiting to find out his next opponent and seal a deal to fight in one of the biggest boxing bouts of all time in an undisputed fight.
Speaking to iFL TV, however, Chisora claimed to know the details of AJ’s next bout, and said that it won’t be against Fury or Usyk.
Anthony Joshua’s next fight has potentially been leaked following his win over Francis Ngannou
Joshua had been set to face the winner of Tyson Fury’s undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk
Derek Chisora, however, has suggested that his fellow Brit will instead take on the winner of a different fight
‘He [Joshua] will fight the winner of Daniel Dubois and [Filip] Hrgovic in Wembley,’ Chisora said.
Dubois and the undefeated Fans have been preparing themselves for an undisputed fight, with either an all-British clash or Joshua vs Usyk three on the agenda in Saudi Arabia.
Fury previously told Mail Sport that he was planning to face the winner of the bout, but was reluctant to make promises while in Saudi Arabia for Joshua’s clash with Ngannou.
‘Whoever wins it’s big for me,’ he said earlier this year. ‘If AJ wins, it’s a good opportunity for a big British showdown again, and if Ngannou wins, and it’s a good opportunity for a rematch for me.
‘So it’s, it’s a win win for me. Yeah, make no mistake that the winner of this, I will potentially give them a world title shot later on in this year or next’.
Fans have waited to see who would be crowned undisputed champion in Usyk’s bout with Fury, which many had claimed would see the best heavyweight crowned once and for all.
Daniel Dubois (L) will take on Filip Hrgovic (R) later on this year and the winner could face Joshua
Joshua is looking to stake his claim as the best heavyweight it the world after beating Ngannou
Joshua has improved since back-to-back defeats to Usyk, however, and Eddie Hearn was among those to claimed that Joshua is again the best in the world.
‘If we won this fight then he would fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk,’ Hearn said in the aftermath of Joshua’s win over Ngannou. ‘You’re looking at the number one heavyweight in the world.
‘Tyson Fury please beat Usyk because you will get the biggest fight in the history of the sport. As a fighter, he’s an inspiration to young people.’
