British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, will be having a showdown with American opponent, Jarrell Miller on 1st June in New York City.
The 29-year-old boxer will be making his American debut by defending his WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles when he takes on New York’s 30-year-old Jarrell Miller at Madison Square Garden.
Joshua explained in a viral video explained why an agreement could not be reached for a fight against Deontay Wilder also confirming the bout with Jarrell Miller.
He said;
‘June 1 I’ll be travelling to MSG. New York City, the Big Apple, ‘I’m there to take a bite out of that and I’ll be competing against Jarrell Miller.
He further revealed:
‘Wembley is so close to my heart, it’s a great spot, a great location. I’ve fought in small halls, I’ve fought in arenas. And it’s been a humbling and a blessing to fight in those stadiums. But now it’s time for a change. The current state of the division was the undisputed championship of the world. Myself and [Deontay] Wilder are the current active champions of the world. We were looking to get that fight on April 13 but things happened, boxing politics, I’m sure you guys are aware. So we had to branch out and look for other options. Miller came up. It’s an exciting fight, he’s an undefeated heavyweight.’
NYC 4 The W ?? #AJBXNG https://t.co/bvw9dipCA5 pic.twitter.com/qqZzq4p7nT— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) February 13, 2019
Jarrell Miller has also vowed to crush his opponent, Anthony Joshua when they meet.
Here is what he said:
“AJ is making a huge mistake coming over here to fight me in my own backyard,” said Miller, undefeated in 24 professional fights.
“He wants to announce himself on the American stage but all he’s doing is delivering me those belts by hand. That punk ‘AJ’ is standing in the way of my dreams and on June 1 he’s getting run the hell over.”
