Former world champion Carl Frampton has called on Anthony Joshua to avoid a proposed showdown with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and instead fight French Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka.
Joshua, the former unified heavyweight champion, has been linked with a lucrative clash against Paul, but Frampton believes a bout with Yoka would be far more meaningful for the 35-year-old.
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“I think Tony Yoka’s a good fight for AJ,” Frampton said.
“The Jake Paul fight against Joshua; I think it’s a one-round fight if it had happened. And maybe that’s the reason why Jake Paul doesn’t fancy it.
“I would like to see him in a fight like Tony Yoka. I think it’s a good fight. Two Olympic medallists; you can build a narrative around it; you can make a big story. And it’s a fight that the winner can go on to a bigger and better fight afterwards.”
Joshua has not fought since suffering the quickest defeat of his career 11 months ago, when Daniel Dubois stopped him in the fifth round of their IBF heavyweight title clash at Wembley Stadium. That defeat marked Joshua’s fourth professional loss and ended his hopes of becoming a three-time world champion.
Talks are already underway about a potential venue, with Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith recently visiting a stadium site in Ghana, fuelling speculation that an Anthony Joshua vs Tony Yoka clash could take place in Africa.
