DEREK Chisora believes Anthony Joshua can rule the heavyweight division for a third time.
The heavyweight fighter says his old training partner could grab his crown back despite losing it to Andy Ruiz Jr and then Oleksandr Usyk.
AJ will be back in the ring against Otto Wallin on December 23 in Saudi Arabia.
If he gets the win that most people expect it will put him No2 with the IBF.
That belt is expected to become vacant following Usyk’s undisputed fight with Tyson Fury in February, assuming it goes ahead.
The sanctioning body has made it clear that the top two challengers – Filip Hrgovic and Joshua in this scenario – will fight for the vacant title.
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AJ, who has already beaten Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius in his latest bid for glory, could then have the option for taking on one of those for the title.
That could mean possibly delaying a long-awaited clash with Deontay Wilder.
He fights on the same card as AJ in December, taking on Kiwi Joseph Parker.
A win there would pave the way for a blockbuster clash between the American and fellow former champ AJ.
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Whichever route he goes down, Chisora has backed Watford Warrior AJ, 34, to regain his status as world champ.
Speaking on William Hill’s Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast he said: “He wants to be a three-time world champion and I will help him to get there.
“He can do it. He will do it because that will make him amazing, great.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
