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Anthony Joshua will head back to the drawing board for his next opponent after falling to his first professional defeat against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden.

His preferred opponents Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury are set to fight each other in 2020 after the American confirmed the rematch in a promotional video on Friday.

With Luis Ortiz fighting Wilder next, Joshua will look to reclaim his title belts in bid to take step closer to unification bout.

Anthony Joshua will be looking to bounce back after losing for the first time to Andy Ruiz Jr

Anthony Joshua will be looking to bounce back after losing for the first time to Andy Ruiz Jr

Andy Ruiz Jr

A rematch against the newly-crowned heavyweight champion of the world looks most likely. 

Joshua will be determined to quickly regain hold of his WBA, WBO and IBF belts and Ruiz coming to the UK for a rematch looks most likely due to a clause in the initial fight contract. 

The Mexican was given little to no hope in New York on Saturday night but showed off his skills with aplomb and now holds all the cards for what happens next.  

Ruiz Jr produced one of the biggest shocks in boxing history and is likely to agree a rematch

Ruiz Jr produced one of the biggest shocks in boxing history and is likely to agree a rematch

Wladimir Klitschko 

AJ pulled off a stunning win when these two met in 2017 which saw both fighters hit the canvas.

The British star eventually stopped the former world champion in the 11th round at Wembley. 

Klitschko retired in August 2017 but recent reports have suggested he has met with streaming service DAZN over a potential comeback.

Aleander Krassyuk, who is the director of the Kiltschko brothers' promotional company, K2 Promotions, said in January there is a 'chance' to see the return of Wladimir.

Klitschko will reportedly come out of retirement if DAZN offer £76million. 

When Wladimir's brother Vitali said DAZN have offered $80m (£63m), Vitali quoted his brother saying, as per the Metro: 'This is not an offer that changes my mind, maybe I'll start thinking about it at $100m' 

AJ defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2017 which saw both fighters hit the canvas at Wembley

AJ defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2017 which saw both fighters hit the canvas at Wembley

Jarrell Miller

Joshua was all set to face Jarrell Miller on June 1 in New York instead of Ruiz but the American failed three Voluntary Anti-Doping Association samples (VADA) in April.

Miller was suspended by WBA for six months so he could set up a fight with Joshua in October.

The Brooklyn-born fighter could even fight earlier as he is not banned from the sport just by WBA.

So he could fight in a non-WBA match if Joshua was willing to take the chance again.

However, Miller was ranked No 2 with the WBA before the failed tests, and that was a major part in him being granted the shot at Joshua. 

The British boxer said he would still

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