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Anthony Joshua plans to 'pluck off' dream hitlist one by one

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Anthony Joshua updates SSNHQ's Jim White on his training plan for the big fight with Wladimir Klitschko on April 29th. It's exclusively live on Sky Sports

Anthony Joshua has compiled a hitlist of dream opponents he plans to "pluck off one by one" - starting with Wladimir Klitschko.

Joshua makes the third defence of his IBF heavyweight title against Klitschko on April 29, live on Sky Sports Box Office, in a fight he believes could come to define his career.

Victory against his most heralded opponent to date, a man who spent 11 years as king of boxing's blue riband division, could open the door for a succession of blockbuster fights against the likes of Deontay Wilder.

And an imminent publicity trip to the United States to plug the Klitschko fight is aimed at raising his profile further away from a British fanbase which is attending his fights in record numbers.

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The Wilder fight is a case of "not if, just when", according to Joshua, who told Sky Sports News HQ: "I'm jumping at Klitschko, and when that's out of the way I'm going to be knocking at doors.

"It's an honour to be going to America to do the press conference, to get my name bubbling out there quietly so when the opportunity comes people will know who I am and what I'm about."

Joshua has domestic targets in mind, too, though, and he said: "There are some nice names in the division.

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"I can't wait for Tyson Fury to get back, for David Haye to deal with Tony Bellew or Bellew to deal with Haye. Klitschko, Wilder, Joseph Parker - those names are the key names for me.

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Anthony Joshua says his world title unification bout with Wladimir Klitschko is the defining fight of his career

"I've got them all pinned up somewhere and I'm just going to pluck them off one by one."

First things first, though, and Joshua's training camp for Klitschko will begin on February 6.

"What's interesting is the unknown," he said. "Klitschko's got a great fanbase and people who believe in him, and so have I. That's why people are tuning in."

Anthony Joshua faces Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

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