Anthony Joshua, the British-Nigerian boxer who already has WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles, will be taking his career to another level in the United States, in June.
It has been confirmed that he’ll fight Jarrell Miller at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In a video shared online, Joshua is seen explaining the reasons he would be fighting Miller in place of the US heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder.
He stated, ‘June 1 I’ll be traveling to MSG. New York City, the Big Apple,’ Joshua said in a video posted to social media.
‘I’m there to take a bite out of that and I’ll be competing against Jarrell Miller.
‘Wembley is so close to my heart, it’s a great spot, a great location. I’ve fought in small halls, I’ve fought in arenas. And it’s been a humbling and a blessing to fight in those stadiums.
‘But now it’s time for a change. The current state of the division was the undisputed championship of the world.
‘Myself and [Deontay] Wilder are the current active champions of the world. We were looking to get that fight on April 13 but things happened, boxing politics, I’m sure you guys are aware.
‘So we had to branch out and look for other options. Miller came up. It’s an exciting fight, he’s an undefeated heavyweight.’
Equally, Miller swore to defeat Anthony Joshua in their fight.
He said, “AJ is making a huge mistake coming over here to fight me in my own backyard,” said Miller, undefeated in 24 professional fights.
Also, read: Incite violence, get visa ban, forfeit assets, Britain warns Nigeria’s politicians
“He wants to announce himself on the American stage but all he’s doing is delivering me those belts by hand. That punk ‘AJ’ is standing in the way of my dreams and on June 1 he’s getting run the hell over.”
NYC 4 The W 🍎🗽 #AJBXNG https://t.co/bvw9dipCA5 pic.twitter.com/qqZzq4p7nT
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) February 13, 2019