ANTHONY JOSHUA will use Tyson Fury’s horror show against Francis Ngannou as inspiration to keep his eyes on the prize.
Fury had to scrap a December 23 undisputed title decider with Oleksandr Usyk having been floored by Ngannou in October.
GettyAnthony Joshua weighing in to fight Otto Wallin[/caption]
GettyWallin is out to cause the upset[/caption]
GettyThe two face off for the final time[/caption]
He escaped with a controversial points win but the historic first ever four-belt heavyweight unification has been postponed till February 17.
In his absence, AJ and Deontay Wilder co-headline back in Saudi Arabia in separate bouts as they build towards a March 9 bout next year.
Wilder returns after two years out against Joseph Parker and Joshua tops the bill with Otto Wallin.
Joshua hit the scales at 251lbs, nearly a stone heavier than Wallin’s 238.6lbs.
And AJ was reminded of how Fury might have overlooked Ngannou with the Usyk bout looming.
But he replied: “Let me not make that same mistake.”
GettyThe heavyweight pair headline in Saudi Arabia[/caption]
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