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Anthony Joshua is targeting a homecoming fight at Tottenham\u2019s new 60,000-capacity stadium after claiming back his world heavyweight title belts from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\nAnthony Joshua is targeting a homecoming fight at Tottenham\u2019s new 60,000-capacity stadium after claiming back his world heavyweight title belts from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he is in active discussions over the fight, which would take place in April or May next year and most likely be against his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev.<\/p>\n
Hearn said: \u201cTottenham is a nice new stadium for a UK fight. We\u2019ve got to look at it. There are a lot of options internationally but he does want to box back in the UK.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke to Spurs about hosting this fight, which they were keen to do, but unfortunately the dates didn\u2019t work out. They would be keen to do it and it would be a nice stadium to do it in London.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joshua last fought in Britain in September last year when he knocked out Alexander Povetkin at Wembley, before going abroad for the first time for his ill-fated first meeting with Ruiz in New York.<\/p>\n
The promise of a purse in excess of \u00a360million lured him to Saudi Arabia and despite Hearn\u2019s previous insistence that their financial clout makes more Middle East bouts inevitable, Joshua is eager to return home.<\/p>\n
Joshua said: \u201cIt would be mega \u2013 looking at how many people came out here shows there is still a big interest in the heavyweight division, especially now we are taking the belts back.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo defend them on home soil would be big news. Sometimes it would be better against a Brit, but if not I follow the mandatories and defend them that way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Joshua revealed he was affected by a health issue in the build-up to his first bout with Ruiz \u2013 and that the unspecified ailment also required a small operation in the build-up to the rematch.<\/p>\n
Joshua told the BBC: \u201cI had some issue with my health which I was going through for a long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know what was wrong with me. I felt so tired and drained and thought it must be down to training.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the changing room before the fight I got a bucket of ice and was putting my head in it thinking \u2018why do I feel so tired?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter my check-ups it showed what the problem was and this is what you have to get sorted.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven in this camp I had an operation done but as I\u2019d started training in June I had no issues.\u201d<\/p>\n