The heavyweight champion made a devastating knockout in the ninth round to retain his IPF, WPO and WPA belts, but the focus quickly turned to the possibility of a merger with Fury. At first Joshua was reluctant to talk about his rival, but when asked if fans would like to see both faces, he shouted in approval. “I started this game in 2013. I’m throwing all the belts, I’m handling the compulsions,” Joshua said when asked about a potential fight with Sky Sports. “Of course I like the challenge, it’s not about the opponent, it’s about legacy and the belt.” Whoever gets the belt, I want to compete with them. If it’s Tyson Fury, let it be Tyson Fury. This is no big deal. “It’s one fight at a time, picking them one by one. That’s all about me. I have to focus.” Read: How Tyson Fury stunned Dionte Wilder, who is next ‘The biggest fight in’ Gypsy King ‘boxing’ Fury took to social media to call Joshua the current WBC champion and after the fight, he predicts the 31-year-old will stop within three rounds. “I want a fight, I want the next fight. I’ll knock him into three rounds,” he said in a video posted on Twitter. The reaction from the 1,000 spectators allowed in the Wembley arena on Saturday showed a huge appetite for the fight. Joshua’s publicist Eddie Hearn promised it would happen next year. “Starting tomorrow, we’re fighting Tyson Fury straight,” he told Sky Sports. “This is the only fight that needs to be done in boxing. It’s the biggest fight in boxing. It’s the biggest fight in British boxing history.” In June, Hearn said both fighters had agreed to the terms, although specific dates and locations had yet to be decided. READ: Last Dance or First Blood? Mike Tyson returns to the ring to fight Roy Jones Jr. A barrage of shots. The Bulgarian, who has now lost twice in his life, despite being overwhelmed by the champion, still smiles at Joshua and is proud to have taken the fight as long as he fought. Joshua, however, used his trademark top to good effect, eventually wearing his opponent down and slapping him with a devastating straight right hand in the ninth round. Joshua has now won 24 of his 25 fights, his only defeat in 2019 against Andy Ruiz.
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