• IBF heavyweight champion likely to be back at O2 twice this year
• Tyson Fury camp begins sniping within minutes of Joshua’s winThere has not been a heavyweight since Joe Louis more than 70 years ago so unmoved by success as Anthony Joshua,the calm fresh prince moving serenely into a jungle of fevered speculation. And it is clear that no amount of provocation by the considerably louder Tyson Fury will bounce the silent man from Watford into a world title unification fight before he is alert.
Far more likely than Joshua responding to a shout-out by the WBA and WBO champion to put his IBF belt on the line this year is the prospect of lower-profile defences against a couple of hand-picked IBF challengers at the O2 Arena, where two crunching right hands left the American Charles Martin helpless at his feet after a minute and 32 seconds of round two in front of 20000 stunned but delighted fans on Saturday night.
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Source: theguardian.com