Anthony Joshua: British heavyweight says he will be back in the ring within next three months

Anthony Joshua secured a unanimous points triumph implicit Jermaine Franklin

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua says helium is "definitely going to beryllium warring successful the adjacent 3 months" pursuing his triumph implicit Jermaine Franklin connected Saturday.

He told the BBC's One Show helium does not cognize who his adjacent hostile volition be, but helium wants to "get the shot rolling".

"It was 9 months since I was past successful the ringing [before Franklin]," helium said.

"I don't privation to permission it that agelong again. I privation to beryllium backmost determination successful adjacent 3 months."

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Fellow British heavyweight Dillian Whyte said Joshua, 33, showed "signs of a combatant who doesn't privation to bash it immoderate more" successful his points triumph against Franklin.

"If helium doesn't privation to bash it immoderate more, I deliberation helium should stop," Whyte told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Joshua himself said helium was "not excessively happy" aft failing to bushed Franklin by knockout, but added: "Getting that triumph and getting retired amongst the nationalist - it was bully to mingle and get congratulations."

Joshua added it was "important" to get a archetypal triumph nether caller manager Derrick James, who helium hired successful February.

"I'm decidedly going to beryllium warring successful the adjacent 3 months, against who? It's inactive unknown," Joshua said.

Following his triumph connected Saturday, Joshua said a bout with Tyson Fury would beryllium the "pot of gold".

He added: "The WBC heavyweight champion of the world. That's what it's about."