Joshua responds to Tyson Fury callout

The crestfallen heavyweight is open to a showdown with the 'Gypsy King'

Anthony Joshua has indicated that he is open to a best of British heavyweight boxing clash by responding to a callout from domestic rival and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

According to promoter Frank Warren, London 2012 Olympic gold medalist Joshua – who is currently licking his wounds after a second consecutive title defeat to Aleksandr Usyk – will receive a fight offer as early as Tuesday.

Ukrainian Usyk relieved Joshua of his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles in London in September 2021 by beating him on all three judges' scorecards, and then won a closer split decision over 'AJ' in Jeddah last month.

This development saw Fury come out of retirement after hanging his gloves up twice since knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April, and then call out Usyk on Friday for a duel to crown the four-belt era's first-ever undisputed heavyweight champion.

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Accusing Usyk of being reluctant to face him, however, Fury has since turned his attentions to Joshua, who swiftly stepped up to the challenge.

"Yeah, calm," Joshua wrote on Twitter while quote-tweeting a Fury post.

"I don’t do the online discussions just for clout," he added in a dig at the Mancunian. "So if [you're] really about it shout 258mgt [Joshua's management company].

"I’ll be ready in December," Joshua vowed, before signing off with: "Khalas," an Arabic phrase meaning "enough".

Yea calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if your really about it shout @258mgt. I’ll be ready in December. Khalas https://t.co/kKCWdrlmol

— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) September 5, 2022

Joshua was directly responding to a tweet from Fury which contained a mock-up fight poster containing the pair and saw Fury ask him: "Yo, Anthony Joshua, what you saying Big G?"

"Let’s give the fanz what they want as Usyk is b*tching??? I got the date and venue who will rule Britannia?" Fury added.

In a separate social media video address, Fury also teased that he would be "fighting soon, within the next few months”.

"I think that before I announce an opponent, that I need to do this just in case," Fury went on.

"Anthony Joshua, I know you've just lost a fight to Usyk and you're belt-less at the moment. I'd like to give you an opportunity to fight me for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world and the lineal championship in the next few months.

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