Joshua responded: “‘Rolls Eyes’… you really think I wouldn’t fight @JoeJoyceBoxing?”
Joyce, who followed Joshua in winning an Olympic medal for Team GB, expressed his desire to make the bout happen, writing: “Let’s Go, My Yout! Let’s do it in Nigeria!”
Earlier this week, Joyce’s promoter Frank Warren said he would make the match-up “in a heartbeat”.
Joyce, 36, is undefeated at 13-0 (12 knockouts), having beaten compatriot Daniel Dubois and Carlos Takam in his two most recent bouts.
Joshua, meanwhile, is 24-2 (22 KOs), and avenged his first professional defeat by outpointing Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019. He will similarly seek to reverse the result against Usyk at the earliest opportunity, though “AJ”’s promoter Eddie Hearn insisted that his fighter is giving the Ukrainian “time and respect”.
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