After a press conference last week in which Wilder promised to knock out Ortiz on November 4 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion said he wants Anthony Joshua next.
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The 25-year-old defended his own world heavyweight title on Saturday night with a points win over Hughie Fury at a quarter-full Manchester Arena.
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Joshua meets his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on October 28 after his planned Las Vegas rematch with Klitschko was scuppered by the Ukrainian’s retirement from the sport
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The tickets for what could be Joshua’s last UK fight for over a year go on pre-sale to Matchroom Fight Pass members at midday on Monday and general sale on Tuesday ahead of the October 28 event live on Sky Sports Box Office.
“October 28 can’t come soon enough, I have been eager to get back in the ring since Wembley and now we are confirmed and ready,’’ WBA and IBF belt holder Joshua said in a statement.
Unbeaten Joshua, 27, was set to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their Wembley Stadium classic from April but the Ukrainian opted to retire.
The heavyweight champion was last in action a little over four months ago when beating Wladimir Klitschko in a classic bout at Wembley in front of 90,000 spectators.
Joshua has been ordered by the IBF to face mandatory challenger Pulev after a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko fell through when the former champ retired.
The IBF and WBA heavyweight champion is training for his next title defence with the IBF’s mandatory challenger, Kubrat Pulev, favourite to be his next opponent which Joshua hopes will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
The 27-year-old was spotted on holiday in Spain with a mystery woman as he sauntered down a quiet road in Spain over the weekend dressed in navy and a cream sun hat.
The WBA ‘super’ and IBF heavyweight champion has switched his attention to the IBF’s mandatory challenger Pulev after Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement instead of accepting a planned rematch in Las Vegas.
Following Wladimir Klitschko’s retirement, the governing body demanded that Joshua – the WBA and IBF champion – fights Cuba’s Luis Ortiz.
The 27-year-old Briton, who also holds the IBF and IBO titles, had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their April bout that Joshua won via an 11th round knockout.
The Ukrainian, 41, had been considering the prospect of a lucrative rematch with Anthony Joshua but has decided it is best to end his professional career in the ring
Joshua beat Klitschko by 11th-round knockout in April to become a two-belt world champion and the Ukrainian is currently considering whether to activate a rematch clause.
‘The Body Snatcher’ suffered his first defeat as a professional in the pair’s first meeting at London’s O2 Arena in December 2015, but it did visibly rock the former Olympic champion in the second round.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn added that the fight is likely to take place in Las Vegas, with either the MGM Grand or the T-Mobile Arena the expected venue for the encounter.
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