Anthony Joshua is once again a man in demand after putting together a string of impressive performances, but one current champion ‘isn’t interested’ in fighting the Brit and is focusing on the Fury-Usyk rematch winner.
Joshua is expected to headline a September card at Wembley Stadium with an opponent due to be announced within the next week.
Current WBA Regular heavyweight champion, Mahmoud Charr, has ruled out facing the former two-time titlist and is instead planning to use his mandatory position to face the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch winner.
Speaking to “Through The Ropes” whilst out in Saudi Arabia for the undisputed fight, Charr said he’s only focused on fighting the best.
“Fury and Usyk are two warriors. I will be the mandatory for the winner. The winner is my focus, every fighter has one dream – to fight the best, so I hope that I fight the winner.
I’m not interested in Joshua because I’m the world champion and I’m looking for the best, so Usyk or Fury.”
Charr has been out of the ring for over eighteen months after a series of scheduled fights fell through and was only reinstated as the regular champion after a lengthy legal dispute with the governing body.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is ‘100% focused’ on ‘AJ’ facing former WBA Regular champion, Daniel Dubois. Dubois is the current IBF interim champion after beating previously number one ranked heavyweight, Filip Hrgovic.
There is a chance Joshua-Dubois will be for the full IBF title if the body decide to strip Usyk for not fulfilling his mandatory duties due to the contracted rematch with Fury.
