Anthony Joshua set to begin training camp in three weeks for November 11 rematch against Wladimir Klitschko
ANTHONY JOSHUA is aiming to begin a brutal training camp in three weeks' time in expectation of a Las Vegas rematch against Wladimir Klitschko on November 11.
It is believed all that remains for the fight to be sealed is Klitschko's decision.
The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Sin City - host of the billion dollar bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather later this month.
And IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight champ Joshua wants the fight to be confirmed before the end of this month.
He said: "I hope we can put a seal on it before the end of the month.
"If we fought November 11, starting August 22 is a three-month camp, so towards the end of the month, one way or the other [I'm expecting to know], because I've got to crack on.
"It was just fun, it was just entertaining. I'd do it again, definitely.
"And going to Vegas opens the door for the [WBC champion Deontay] Wilder fight.
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"[Klitschko's] not going to top what he's already done but for 10 years people said he was boring because he was so dominant, but he got a lot of respect in defeat, so that should give him a real motivation [for a rematch].
"He's got another chance to do it. I'd do it if I was him."
Almost immediately after their fight in April, Klitschko insisted he had conceded victory by not finishing Joshua off for good when he floored him in the sixth round.
There have also been suggestions his older brother Vitali has apologised to him after advising him from the corner to remain patient, before Joshua gradually recovered and secured victory in the 11th.
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Joshua, however, has dismissed both as "nonsense", even repeating the admission of Klitschko's late trainer Manny Steward that the Ukrainian lacks "killer instinct".
He said: "There's a lot more to it than 'I let him off the hook; that's the only reason he beat me, I took my foot off the gas'.
"That's nonsense. He's been champion for ten years, he knows better than that, so that's not a good enough excuse.
"You have to have a killer instinct. No matter what people tell you, sometimes you've got to do it your way. Maybe Wladimir came up short for those reasons.
"Maybe it's protecting his reputation. I can believe he said to himself 'Cool, I've got him hurt, I'm going to get him out in three rounds but I need to gain my energy back because I'm too tired'.
"He was cautious. He knows that if he comes steaming in he's going to get knocked out himself, he was jittery, he was tired as well.
"There's a lot more to it. It's not that he let me off the hook: I don't think I gave him an opportunity to finish me."