ANTHONY JOSHUA has been told he does not fit in Tyson Fury’s plans for 2023 – but can fight Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois instead.
Fury is in talks for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt title unification against Oleksandr Usyk, who is coming off two wins against AJ.
It leaves Joshua, 33, on a rebuilding job this year, starting with a return in April against a top 15 contender.
Eddie Hearn said a super-fight against Fury, 34, or Deontay Wilder, 37, could follow by the end of the year.
But rival promoter Warren warned AJ faces being frozen out, unless he looks towards Dubois, 34, and Joyce, 37.
He told SecondsOut: “The obvious question is: is he going to figure in (Fury’s plans)?. I can’t really see him figuring.
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“Tyson’s [busy] in his next couple of fights, that’s for sure. Tyson’s a bit p***ed off with what went on in the time we wasted.
“So, we are where we are with that. But if [Joshua] wants to fight Joe Joyce or Daniel Dubois we’ll do those in a heartbeat.”
Warren expects Fury to challenge Usyk, 35, in early March with negotiations between the opposing camps continuing.
Meanwhile, AJ is in the last stages of finalising his return as he also searches for a new coaching team.
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Hearn told DAZN: “We are down to three or four opponents.
“He is ready to start camp and will likely start that camp this week. Honestly, I couldn’t give Anthony Joshua an opponent he will turn down.
“It’s all about putting together the right training team.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
