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- Anthony Joshua is now 5/2 to fight Tyson Fury in his next bout
- Dillian Whyte is the 7/4 favourite to be Joshua's next opponent
- AJ beat Jermaine Franklin in his last bout earlier this month
Anthony Joshua is now 5/2 to fight Tyson Fury in his next bout
The former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua is now 5/2 with bookmakers to fight Tyson Fury next with interest surrounding who his next opponent will be.
AJ was expected to fight again towards the end of the Summer after his 12-round bout with Jermaine Franklin earlier this month but that's now changed to December.
In a social media statement released earlier this week Joshua confirmed, "My next fight is scheduled for December. Not ideal but everything is part of a bigger picture".
According to the latest betting odds there's now a 28% chance that Fury will be Joshua's next opponent in the ring.
| Anthony Joshua Next Opponent | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Dillian Whyte | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| Tyson Fury | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Deontay Wilder | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Joe Joyce | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Otto Wallin | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Dillian Whyte is the 7/4 favourite to be Joshua's next opponent
The rematch against Dillian Whyte is the favourite in the betting market to be the next Anthony Joshua bout with Whyte himself saying he's interested in fighting AJ again.
The pair first faced off professionally in December 2015 with Joshua knocking out Whyte in the seventh round of their bout.
Former fighter Tony Bellew said that Joshua is in a "no win position" in regards to the Whyte fight with a potential rematch being brutal for Joshua.
Bellew told The DAZN Boxing Show that it would be a big domestic grudge match that would take a "brutal and ruthless performance for him to come out shining".
AJ beat Jermaine Franklin in his last bout earlier this month
Joshua made his return on April 1 with an important unanimous decision win over American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena.
The judges scorecards of 118-111, 117-11 and 117-111 don't paint a full picture of the bout with Franklin frustrating AJ throughout.
The British fighter will have been wanting to make a statement knockout victory to propel him back into the top of the heavyweight scene but slowly but surely he'll be back there at some point.
