Anthony Joshua is seemingly open to facing Tyson Fury if he gets past Jermaine Franklin - and insisted his British rival "needs him".
Former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua, 33, makes his UK return on Saturday when he fights Franklin at The O2 arena. 'AJ' will look to win his first fight in over two years after suffering back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk - and the Brit has welcomed a fight with Fury following his undisputed heavyweight title fight against Usyk falling through last week.
Joshua told reporters of potentially facing Fury: “There’s no better time! I feel like now with Fury, provided the Usyk doesn’t happen and he doesn’t fight anyone in between, I think he needs me at the minute. He's been a great champion, he's given us a lot of entertaining commentary and fights with Deontay Wilder."
