Cardiff — Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, wants to take the world heavyweight champion overseas after his 10th round win over Carlos Takam in Cardiff on Saturday. Joshua retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight titles after stopping Takam at the Principality Stadium. All of Joshua’s 20 professional fights have ended inside the distance and have all been in Britain. "I would like him to box three times in 2018," Hearn said. "He doesn’t have to, it’s down to Joshua. We may have a mandatory [defence] with the WBA, which is unclear at the moment. There’s Joseph Parker, there’s Deontay Wilder," he said, referring to the World Boxing Organisation champion and World Boxing Council (WBC) champion, respectively. "I would like Joshua to have an international fight in 2018, but it does seem a shame to leave all this. It’s about sitting down and seeing what he wants to do. He’s capable of fighting in any territory; we need a clear...
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