Anthony Joshua could face Deontay Wilder next if Tyson Fury stays retired. Turki Alalshikh has now set his sights on the match.

Fury made his announcement on Instagram a few days ago taking his number of retirements up to four. Whether the former unified heavyweight champion is finally hanging up the gloves for good or not remains to be seen. Turki Alalshikh, however, sees an alternative for Joshua’s future in a former opponent of Fury’s.

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The announcement comes after Fury suffered a second defeat of his career by Oleksandr Usyk last month in Saudi Arabia.

Dubois, Parker, Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang-Agit Kabayel winner. Do any of these fights grab you in a certain way? Bakole, we know, confronted Joshua at the recent Ring Magazine awards show,

Turki Alalshikh says now that Tyson Fury has retired he would like to see Anthony Joshua fight Deontay Wilder.

Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Al-Sheikh has called for Anthony Joshua to face Deontay Wilder following Tyson Fury's retirement from the sport. Speaking on talkSPORT's White and Jordan show today, Al-Sheikh said: "I want to see Joshua and Wilder now.