- Joshua last fought in March when he brutally knocked out Francis Ngannou
- Turki Alalshikh has revealed that the British heavyweight will return to action soon
- The winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk could reportedly face Joshua
Turki Alalshikh has revealed who Anthony Joshua’s next two opponents in the ring could be.
Joshua last fought in March when he brutally knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round in Saudi Arabia.
The 34-year-old revealed last month how his next fight could take place on September 20 or 21 at Wembley Stadium in London.
And Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, says Joshua will face the winner of the fight between Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic, which takes place on June 1, after a match against the winner of Deontay Wilder versus Zhilei Zhang has been ruled out.
‘We have Joshua’s fight in September, it all depends on the outcome of the Hrgovic fight [with Dubois]His Excellency said.
“Because we’ve now locked Wilder to Jared Anderson on the card in Los Angeles.”
As reported by talkSPORT’s Michael Benson via MmaFighting, provided Joshua emerges unscathed in his next fight, Joshua will face Tyson Fury, who will face Oleksandr Usyk for all-title titles on May 18.
There is a two-way rematch clause in the Fury vs. Usyk fight, meaning the loser can trigger a second fight.
It is unlikely that Joshua will get the chance to fight Usyk again as he has already lost twice to the Ukrainian.
That’s why the former heavyweight champion secretly hopes that Brit Fury will win the long-awaited showdown in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
However, Joshua doesn’t believe that will be the case as he predicted a win for Usyk last month.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: ‘I fought Usyk so I can only talk about what I went through with him. A phenomenal fighter, I would say he will do very well,” he told TalkSport.
“I’ve never fought Fury before, so I can’t say what it’s like to face him. Just based on what I know, I have to say Usyk will prevail.”
Joshua has traveled to Riyadh and will be ringside to watch the first undisputed heavyweight fight in 25 years.