ANTHONY JOSHUA EXPECTS FIGHT CONFIRMATION THIS WEEK

Joshua v Parker: 

Cardiff’s Principality Stadium is the frontrunner to host WBA-IBF world heavyweight champion Joshua’s attempt to win New Zealander Parker’s WBO belt.

Joshua, 28, stopped substitute opponent Carlos Takam in front of 78,000 underneath the Principality’s closed roof on October 28.

Twickenham and Old Trafford have likewise been considered yet setting off to the Principality again discounts worries over the climate at open air scenes. 

Another tremendous group is normal for Joshua-Parker, heavyweight boxing's initial three-title unification battle since Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko beat Londoner David Haye in 2011. 

Also, it is the battle Watford-conceived Joshua needed as he tries to end up boxing's initial four-belt world heavyweight champion this year.

Parker, who has made two title barriers, dropped his requests to take 30 to 35 for each penny of the satchel split, while Joshua is set to gain up to £15million from a fifth title resistance. 

Parker, 26 on Tuesday, neglected to sparkle in a dominant part focuses prevail upon Hughie Fury in Manchester in September and AJ will begin a major 1-25 top choice. 

On the off chance that Joshua broadens his 20-battle unbeaten record against Parker, he will then likely need to confront doping wrongdoer Alexander Povetkin in the late spring before battling WBC champion Deontay Wilder.