Anthony Joshua Can Champion The World Without Having To Fight Tyson Fury Or Oleksandr Usyk

British boxer, Anthony Joshua. (Photo: Twitter @anthonyjoshua)

JAKARTA Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk agreed to fight to become the first undisputed champions since the Lennox Lewis era. However, the result of the deal also allowed Anthony Joshua to win the title without having to fight any of them.

Quoted from Marca, IBF has decided Filip Hrgovic will have the opportunity to win the world title against the next challengers available at the rankings if Fury and Usyk agree to a rematch.

Anthony Joshua is currently in second place, facing unbeaten Hrgovic to fight for the championship belt. This opens up opportunities for Anthony Joshua to win the world championship belt without having to face the best in the division.

But this scenario can only happen under one condition. Whatever the outcome of the first fight, Oleksandr Usyk must agree to fight Tyson Fury in a rematch. If this doesn't happen, the winner of this fight is a person who is obliged to fight against Hrgovic.

This will be a big breakthrough for Anthony Joshua to get his belt again after losing twice to Oleksandr Usyk. In addition, the fight against Tyson Fury was only ridiculed but none of the two promotions reached any agreement.

Of course it is interesting to wait for a decision to be taken by Usyk and Fury after they fight each other. Anthony Joshua will of course also wait to see what happens and then continue the fight he will fight.

On the other hand, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that the fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder is currently in a 'dangerous' situation. Because, negotiations were stopped even though there was still hope that they could fight on the same night as Fury and Usyk's fight, December 23.

However, Hearn also acknowledged that this potential fight could occur in early 2024 after re-talking with Wilder. According to him, all the only thing that both parties need is to reach an agreement related to finance, because both Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder want the fight to happen.