However, no fights have yet been agreed and Joshua claims to be tired of exchanging verbal threats and would rather “meet face-to-face.”
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Talks have been ongoing between the two camps to stage a heavyweight unification bout later this year, likely to be held somewhere in the United Kingdom
The WBA has ordered the Briton to begin negotiations with Russia’s mandatory challenger Povetkin, 38.
As WBN mentioned on Wednesday, Povetkin being left out of the thinking for Joshua’s next bout could have repercussions with the WBO and WBA.
Joshua called out American Wilder after defeating Joseph Parker on Saturday to add the WBO title to his own IBF and WBA belts.
Joshua added the WBO heavyweight strap to his collection when he beat Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium on Saturday night.
The 28-year-old took the WBO belt from Parker, adding it to his WBA ‘super’ and IBF titles, after going the distance for the first time in a unanimous decision victory at the Principality Stadium.
British superstar Joshua and New Zealand’s Parker go head-to-head at the end of the month in a blockbuster heavyweight fight in Cardiff.
Former world heavyweight champion Fury is still without a promoter despite closing in on a return to the ring, after nearly two-and-a-half years without a fight
Wilder again called out Joshua after defending his WBC world heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz on Saturday.
Wilder, 32, floored the previously unbeaten Cuban twice before knocking him out in the 10th round in New York.
Three of the four world heavyweight belts will be on the line when IBF and WBA “Super” holder Joshua takes on WBO champion Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium, on March 31.
The WBC world champion spoke with the media as he attended Showtime’s Championship Boxing Event on Wednesday evening
The IBF-WBA champion can win a third belt when he takes on WBO title-holder Joseph Parker at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on March 31.
There is an ongoing debate over which boxer is the new king of the heavyweights – with Joshua, WBC champion Deontay Wilder and WBO champion Joseph Parker all claiming their right to the throne.
Wilder and Joshua had been on a collision course for next year but Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, refused to split the purse evenly which led to the American withdrawing from negotiations.
WBC title holder Deontay Wilder has also been targeted by Joshua, the WBA ‘Super’ and IBF champion, and Hearn is optimistic this blockbuster bout can take place after holding recent talks with the American’s advisor Shelly Finkel.
The blockbuster clash is widely expected to happen in 2018 with Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, flying to New York last week to meet with Wilder’s team.
Eddie Hearn has been in negotiations with Parker’s camp over a unification bout with WBA and IBF champion Joshua, although there have been roadblocks along the way
Talks to agree a world heavyweight title unification fight began on Thursday and, with Joseph Parker an alternative option for Joshua, Wilder has been warned not to scupper his chance.