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The British heavyweight champion is set to fight a US fighter in London next month.

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Anthony Joshua is set to return to the O2 Arena on January 31 as he continues his march towards a huge domestic fight with Tyson Fury. The Olympic champion is due to fight Michael Sprott in Liverpool on November 22 and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, told Sportsmail he is likely to fight American Kevin Johnson in the new year. Hearn said: ‘I hope to put him on a show at the O2 on January 31. I’d like to see him fight Kevin Johnson of the US, a good fighter who went the distance with Vitali Klitschko. Anthony Joshua crushed Denis Bakhtov in October to claim the WBC International belt . Joshua in action with Bakhtov during their WBC International Heavyweight Championship bout . ‘After that, bring on the Brits. In Fury, David Price, Dereck Chisora and David Haye, there is a pathway of excellent fights and I want, as a fan, to see them all.’ Fury called out Joshua on Twitter, though a fight is unlikely until next summer at the earliest. Joshua extended his professional record to nine knockouts from nine fights against Denis Bakhtov on October 11. Derek Chisora beat Kevin Johnson at the Copperbox Arena in London in February . Tyson Fury could fight Joshua in a huge domestic battle next year .