Anthony Joshua looked back to his best in a five round beating of Otto Wallin this month, and thoughts have quickly turned to who he might face next.
There’s no doubt that the two-time heavyweight world champion’s form is down to consistent activity. The dominant performance over Wallin was his third fight of the year, and fans will want to see that trend continue into 2024.
Writing in his column for The Mirror, Barry McGuigan suggested Filip Hrgovic, Zhilei Zhang or Daniel Dubois for ‘AJ’s next outing.
Hrgovic seems to make the most sense given that he’s number one with the IBF – a belt that’s set to be stripped from the winner of Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk following their undisputed fight as a rematch clause will prevent a mandatory defence.
If Joshua and Hrgovic don’t fight for that vacant strap, ‘AJ’ has already been called out by Zhang. The Dubois bout – despite a solid win over Jarrell Miller from the younger man – is much less likely.
