Anthony Joshua has backed bitter heavyweight rival Tyson Fury to beat Deontay Wilder in their highly-anticipated trilogy fight next month.
Wilder and the Gypsy King are going to meet for a third time after a judged ruled on the legitimacy at the American’s right to a rematch following his brutal defeat in Las Vegas back in February 2020.
The court ruling scuppered any chance of seeing Joshua and Fury square off in a huge British unification fight this summer. Joshua is now likely to face mandatory opponent Oleksandr Usyk in September.
Joshua is currently training with Team GB’s boxing hopefuls in their camp before they jet off for this summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
During an interview with talkSPORT on Thursday, Joshua was asked who he was backing to win between his heavyweight rivals.
After briefly hesitating, Joshua said: ‘I don’t mind, I don’t mind.
‘But Fury won the last one so I’ll go with Fury because you’re only as good as your last performance. But good luck to them both.’
Asked about his plans for the immediate future, Joshua insisted he’s ‘got no other option’ than to beat Usyk and continue to work towards that unification fight in the future.
He added: ‘I’ve got to defend my title. I’m going to be training alongside the team preparing for my championship fight while these guys prepare for the Olympics.