ANTHONY JOSHUA raged at old rival Jarrell Miller and brutally put down announcer Dev Sahni in an entertaining press conference in London.
Joshua, 34, will take on Swede Otto Wallin, 32, in the Middle East on December 23 – part of a blockbuster show that also sees ex-world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker face off.
But it was disgraced drug cheat Miller, 35, who will take on Brit Daniel Dubois on the undercard, that stirred a reaction in Joshua.
AJ and Miller were set to clash in New York in 2019 before Miller failed three drug tests.
Andy Ruiz Jr stepped in to take the bout and knocked out Joshua to hand him his first professional loss.
And a fight between Joshua and Miller has never materialised since then.
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However, the trash talk the pair exchanged four years ago was not forgotten at the London press conference on Wednesday.
When asked about the other heavyweights on the card, Miller said: “They can all kiss my black a**. Deontay, any of them. I don’t like any of them motherf***ers.”
He then went on to add: “I tell you one thing for a fact, AJ don’t want no smoke with Deontay.”
Joshua snapped back: “Shut the f*** up. Don’t start with me, you know, Miller. Miller, don’t start with me. You know I’ll come over there and slap you.
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“I see you brought your mum here again.”
Miller continued: “We all know he don’t want no smoke with Deontay. As much as I don’t like Deontay, I know Deontay will put that motherf***er in the grave.
“So I’ll make it easy for you. You can fight Deontay and go to the grave or fight me and go to the hospital. Either way you get your a** whooped, so pick your poison.”
Miller rambled on, before Joshua intervened to say: “You are doing nothing bro. Miller, watch your mouth.”
Miller then ended the exchange by saying: “Man the f*** up and fight somebody with a heartbeat, bro.”
But that was not the only altercation Joshua had on the stage.
Announcer Dev Sahni, who works for promoter Frank Warren – a rival of AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn, asked Joshua about Miller.
To which he responded: “F*** Miller.”
Sahni then said: “But I do think you’ll fight Miller one day.”
Joshua then savagely replied: “You ain’t my promoter to decide what I’m gonna do with my career.”
Later in the presser, Sahni then attempted to ask Joshua another question.
To which an irked AJ said: “Why isn’t Eddie asking me questions.”
Joshua then turned to Hearn – who was sat next to him – and added: “You’re my promoter.”
Hearn then proceeded to ask Joshua questions as the situation was diffused.
Joshua has beaten Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius in 2023 – bouncing back from two defeats at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk.
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His next opponent, Wallin, has won 26 of his 27 fights – with his only defeat coming at the hands of Tyson Fury in 2019 in a clash that saw him cut The Gypsy King, leaving the champion a bloody mess.
Joshua and Wilder have saved Saudi’s December 23 card after the undisputed clash between Usyk and Fury set for that date was pushed back to 2024.
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