Anthony Joshua: I’ve not stepped aside for anybody!

Anthony Joshua has slammed reports that he is set to accept £15million to allow his rivals Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight for the undisputed heavyweight title.

Reports emerged Sunday that Joshua was going to accept a massive money offer to let Fury and Usyk fight this year despite being contractually obligated to a rematch with the Ukrainian.

The Telegraph first reported the news, saying that no official decision had yet been made but that Joshua was “close” to accepting a huge deal to forego his second fight with Usyk for £15m.

But Joshua has hit back at that claim, calling it “bulls***” in a new social media video.

“You know what’s mad about all these interviews I see?” Joshua asked fans. “I see certain interviews that quote what I said.

“But I think to myself ‘I ain’t done no interviews,’ where did this person get this information from.

“I’m hearing people saying ‘AJ accepts £15million to step aside, I ain’t signed no contract – I ain’t seen no contract.

“As it stands, stop listening to the bulls*** until it comes from me, I’m the man in control of my destiny, I’m the man that handles my business.

“I’m a smart individual and I make calculated decisions every step of the way.

“Don’t listen to the bulls*** from other sources, if I tell you something then you know it’s real.”

Joshua has been remaining laser focused on a rematch with Usyk since losing his belts to the former undisputed cruiserweight champion last September.

The pair were forced to fight after Usyk was ordered as WBO mandatory challenger when a fight between Joshua and Fury fell through for legal reasons.