New world heavyweight champion 8/11 to beat British rival in unification bout
Sunday 10 April 2016 20:45, UK
New world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is odds-on to beat fellow belt-holder Tyson Fury should they meet later this year.
Joshua claimed the IBF version of the title by stopping Charles Martin in the second round of Saturday's fight in London. A dust-up with British rival Fury, who is the reigning WBA and WBO champion, now looks inevitable at some point in the future and Joshua is odds-on across the board having been made the slight favourite.
Joshua is 8/11 with Sky Bet, with Fury an even-money chance. The draw is offered at 33/1.
Former WBA champion David Haye is another man eyeing a fight with Joshua but again the younger man is chalked up as the favourite for any such bout.
Joshua is 4/7 and Haye 11/8 in that market.
Fury's next fight will be a rematch of November's battle with Wladimir Klitschko on July 9. Most bookies make that fight 50-50, including Sky Bet, with both men offered at 10/11.
Joshua's promotional team say their man could make his first title defence at Wembley Stadium on the same night, although it seems unlikely to be against Haye, who meets Arnold Gjergjaj on May 21.
Joshua, who won the title in only his 16th professional fight, is also favourite for any meeting with the WBC champion, Deontay Wilder.
The Briton is 4/6 with Sky Bet for that one with Wilder offered at 11/10. Sky Bet price Joshua versus Klitschko in exactly the same way.
Their trader Phil Charlton said: "AJ is now favourite for all his upcoming potential fights that we have currently priced.
"He opened 1/7 for his fight last night against Charles Martin and actually drifted to 1/5 on the evening.
"I am not sure anybody expected such a dominant victory for AJ but the previously unbeaten Martin was simply unable to cope with his power.
"The nature of his victory cannot have done anything but impress and we reacted by shortening him for all of his potential fights."
