Anthony Joshua opponent to be announced in next 48 hours – Eddie Hearn (Express)

Anthony Joshua will make his bow across the pond on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The Olympian was due to defend his WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles against New York’s own Jarrell Miller.

However, a trio of failed drug tests for ‘Big Baby’ – one of which discovered traces of EPO in his system – put paid to those plans.

Joshua’s representatives have been working frantically to find a new opponent, with a host of heavyweights in the running.

At this moment in time, Americans Andy Ruiz and Michael Hunter are the front runners to face ‘AJ’, who is still keen to fight at the World’s Most Famous Arena. Read more