Joshua shuns XMAS festivities for gym ahead 2019 

Beware Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it might be the Christmas period but Anthony Joshua isn’t letting up.

The unified-heavyweight boxer was grafting hard in the gym as he prepares for a huge 2019.

AJ was lifting barbells and doing sit-ups and captioned one of his Instagram stories: ‘Bully season 2019.’

Joshua is waiting to see who will fight him in Wembley on April 13 with Whyte now the favourite after knocking out Dereck Chisora.

The 2012 Olympic medalist wants to fight Wilder but the American is likely to have a rematch with Fury.

Joshua initially praised Whyte after his victory over Chisora but started to get irritated when Whyte started to call out AJ at the O2 Arena.

Joshua said: ‘Dillian’s an idiot you know. I showed him some respect.

‘I knocked him clean out when we fought (in 2015), but said to him let’s forget that because we have both improved so let’s prove who is the better fighter now.

‘If Deontay Wilder is serious and he is going to fight Tyson Fury, and doesn’t want to become undisputed champion, Dillian you will get a shot.

‘But he starts piping up, so I said “Alright, cool”. I’m quite respectful but if Dillian steps in the ring with me, trust me, you better believe me, none of these heavyweights are on my level, and I keep my lid on because I don’t want to explode on none of them.

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‘Listen if Dillian’s serious, he can come get this work as well, but when the crowd want to see the fight with Dillian, I don’t want to hear no talk when I whoop him, “Oh he has had an easy touch, you should have fought Wilder”. Any of them are free to step in that ring with me.’