Updated: Apr 10, 2016 9:24 am
Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has re-ignited his feud with recently crowned IBF champ Anthony Joshua.
The Olympic gold medalist saw off Charles Martin within two rounds last night.
Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) joins WBA and WBO champion Fury as a title holder in the top division and Fury wasted no time in calling out Joshua.
The outspoken champion hit out at his British rival not long after his eye-catching performance against Charles Martin (23-1-1, 21 KOs) at the 02 Arena: Fury was not impressed with his display.
Fury still holds the WBO, WBA, and IBO titles though, and seems to be setting his eye on a bout with Joshua.
While all the talk of a fight against Joshua sounds good, Fury has the small matter of getting Klitschko out the way on July 9th in Manchester.
The long-awaited rematch has been announced and should Fury come through that fight then a match-up against Joshua would make sense. But until that fight takes place all talk of a potential fight between the two Brits is a little premature.
Joshua is now undefeated in 16 professional bouts, and won the belt that was stripped from Tyson Fury last December.
Not long after Joshua had become champ, Fury took to twitter to give his opinion:
So AJ gets a belt, looked slow ponderous, & still looked like a bodybuilder, let me slay the lamb
— Gypsy King (@Tyson_Fury) April 9, 2016
Fury claimed just before the fight to have bet £1,000 on Martin recording a knockout victory. The champion also posted a picture of himself alongside his cousin Hughie Fury, claiming they are the best heavyweights on the planet.
Buzzing for the fans now as we are gurentee for some big heavyweight fights!! Best to heavyweights in world, furys,?pic.twitter.com/FqJle80WAw
— Gypsy King (@Tyson_Fury) April 9, 2016
Anthony Joshua admitted after the fight that the likes of David Haye and Tyson Fury have been calling him out.
However former world champ Lennox Lewis feels those two fights are out of reach at the moment as Joshua is still a work in progress.
Its definitely not time to talk about AJ and Fury or Haye. He’s coming along well but this fight was just a good opportunity to grab a belt.
— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) April 9, 2016
Let @anthonyfjoshua have his moment. It’s great 4British boxing &the fans. But also know that he’s still a work in progress. #DontRushHim
— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) April 9, 2016
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is excited about the future for his fighter. He said: “He made his debut in this arena. He won British and Commonwealth titles in this arena and now he’s won the world title in this arena.
“This is only the beginning. He’s got aspirations to unify all the belts. We’ve got a little something planned on July 9 at Wembley Stadium. He’s going to go through everybody.
“This is going to be the biggest star in world boxing if he’s not already. He’s the real deal and he’ll beat everybody.”
