Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has informed his fans that he will not return to the ring until December. The London native shared the news with his fans via Twitter following his most recent victory against Jermaine Franklin.
“My next fight is scheduled for December. Not ideal but everything is part of a bigger picture,” he shared via Instagram.
Joshua had previously told his fans that he would like to fight three to four times in 2023, but it appears that his plans have changed. At this time, it is unclear who Joshua will fight when he returns or who he will fight upon his return. Most recently, English businessman Simon Jordan speculated that Joshua could fight Deontay Wilder in the Middle East later this year.
“I wanted to talk about the landscape of what is likely to be happening in the heavyweight division,” Jordan said on the talkSPORT’s talkBOXING.
“There’s a lingering observation and, I suppose rumor, that’s seeded I think in some substance – that there is a series of fights being arranged in the Middle East that involve Fury, Usyk, Joshua and Wilder.”
Joshua nor his promoter, Eddie Hearn, have commented on Jordan’s speculation. However, Fury and Wilder have been named as potential opponents for the former champion in the past. Dillian Whyte has also been identified as a potential opponent in the past.
