Anthony Joshua has been called out by a fresh opponent amid the ongoing break from professional boxing, ocassioned by coronavirus pandemic.

Joshua has already been forced by COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the globe, to delay preparations for his scheduled title defence against challenger, Kubrat Pulev. This ends any hope of a possible fight against Tyson Fury later this year.

He could unify the heavyweight division if he beats Pulev and Tyson Fury emerges victorious against Deontay Wilder, making his recent call out fairly speculative. Undefeated Frank Sanchez is said to be pushing for a chance to take Joshua’s crown, having defeated Joey Dawejko on points last month, to move into the top ten of the WBO rankings.

Mike Barao told Sky Sports,

Just a guess but I think (Oleksandr) Usyk ends up winning a vacated WBO heavyweight title within the next 12 months.

I believe Frank Sanchez versus WBO number 6 Junior Fa or number seven Michael Hunter would make sense.

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