adminLONDON. — Anthony Joshua has his eyes on a future showdown with Tyson Fury after winning the IBF world heavyweight boxing title on Saturday night with a sensational second-round knock-out of outclassed American rival Charles Martin.
British Olympic champion Joshua (26) said a bout with Fury was now inevitable but it won’t happen just yet as he is being lined up by promoter Eddie Hearn for a first title defence at Wembley on July 9, the same night rival world heavyweight champion Fury is due to meet Wladimir Klitschko.
Joshua floored American Martin twice with right hands to the jaw in a win that earned him the International Boxing Federation title in front of 20,000 fans at the O2 Arena in London.
Martin, who was making a first defence, was blown away three months after he won the title and became Joshua’s 16th stoppage victim from as many professional fights. Joshua, who made his professional debut in October 2013 after winning Olympic super-heavyweight gold at London 2012, has exchanged insults with British rival Fury on social media and there is already a clamour in the UK for the pair to meet.
As well as Fury, former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye is also making it known he wants to fight Joshua in the future. — AFP.
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