Anthony Joshua claims he would be willing to fight Oleksandr Usyk if he fails to secure a heavyweight showdown with Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury .
Joshua puts his WBA, IBF and WBO belts on the line against Andy Ruiz on June 1 after Jarrell Miller failed a drug test.
Uskyk steps up to heavyweight to lock horns with Carlos Takam on May 25 and could be called WBO's mandatory challenger if he's victorious.
Asked whether he would be willing to fight Usyk before Wilder or Fury, Joshua told IFL TV : “100 per cent, I’d be down for that. I never thought of vacating a belt.
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“That’s all political stuff. I wouldn’t vacate, and I’d definitely fight Usyk. Good luck to him.
"He’d a good addition to the heavyweight crop for sure. Very talented.
“That’s a good name. For instance, if he was in the heavyweight division, and he wasn’t making his debut, if it wasn’t [Luis] Ortiz, he would have been in conversation with Usyk.
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“DAZN wants good fights on their platform as well. Broadcasters need solid fights as well. They want someone like Usyk.
“They would push for the Usyk fight. They would rustle up all the finances they can to get that type of fight. The broadcasters want the lucrative fights.”
