Joe Joyce has been backed by promoter Frank Warren to "walk through" Anthony Joshua if the pair were to meet in the professional ranks this year.
The hard-hitting heavyweight faces Zhilei Zhang on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena, and is on the cusp of a world title fight with either Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury. However, there is also unfinished business between he and former amateur opponent Joshua.
Both men are former Olympians, with Joshua picking up gold in 2012 while Joyce took silver four years later. They fought each other as youngsters; Joshua winning by knockout in one of Joyce's first bouts before both went on to major success in the paid ranks years later.
