Takam, 37, stepped in to fight Joshua on just 12 days’ notice last October after would-be opponent Kubrat Pulev pulled out after suffering a shoulder injury
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The BBBC had suspended the 29-year-old’s licence in 2016, citing anti-doping and medical issues, and he has not fought since defeating Wladimir Klitschko in a world title fight in November 2015.
Fury has not fought since dethroning unified world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf in November 2015 due to a lengthy saga with UKAD and acknowledging issues with mental health
Fury has been back in the gym in recent months, however, ahead of a proposed comeback in 2018. And the 29-year-old wants to jump straight in at the deep end and face the WBA and IBF king, Joshua.
The robe had a USB stick sewn into it which contained Klitschko’s prediction of how the April bout would unfold.
The 28-year-old former Olympic champion, currently ranked the world’s top heavyweight, is the odds-on favourite to win the award after his victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in April earned him the WBA and IBO belts to add to his existing IBF title.
While the Brit looks to keep moving up the ladder in the world of boxing, the Ukranian veteran called time on an illustrious career.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has tipped a meeting with WBC champion Deontay Wilder as an inevitability, while coach Rob McCracken hopes that a bout against WBO champion Joseph Parker presents itself first.
The Cameroon-born Frenchman, 36, is a late replacement for the injured Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, stepping in with just 12 days notice
The 28-year-old, last in action against Wladimir Klitschko six months ago, tipped the scales at 18st 2lbs – a stone more than his opponent at 16st 11lbs
Joshua is the overwhelming favourite to come out on top in Cardiff, with Takam only confirmed as his opponent last week after Kubrat Pulev was forced to pull out with a shoulder injury.
Joshua will defend his WBA ‘Super’ and IBF heavyweight world titles against mandatory challenger Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on October 28.
Fury has not fought competitively since he faced Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf, where he won a unanimous points decision to claim the IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles.
The former world champion has not fought since July 2015 when he captured a series of titles from Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf
Former heavyweight champion Fury has not fought since 2015, when he beat Wladimir Klitschko to take the WBA, IBF and WBA world heavyweight titles.
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
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.
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 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