Joshua plans to unite titles next year

WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua intends to unite the entire division in 2018. The British do not care about verbal bites on the part of WBO title holder Joseph Parker, as AJ continues to insist on a realistic sharing of their purses when it comes to unifying fights with a New Zealander or Deontey Wilder .

"Every year has to be an increase on what we have just done. I want to go and become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and 2018 starts paving the way for that," Joshua said. "Whoever is the first stop off, end of March or early April, so be it. But I do want it to be for a championship belt. There's two left - WBC and WBO. The WB is fine, whether it's the O or C is up to the opponent.

"I don't really get involved in the whole Twitter beef too much but as I have said it does add to it. Saying one thing is different to acting. We've been in touch and we're trying to make this fight happen."