Anthony Joshua is in 'semi-retirement' at the current moment in time as a blockbuster bout with Tyson Fury hangs in the balance, according to Amir Khan.
Joshua has been out of action since September, when he was emphatically beaten by Daniel Dubois at a packed out Wembley Stadium.
The Briton has been linked with numerous opponents in the time since, including both Fury and Deontay Wilder, but nothing has been made official just yet.
GB News understands that Fury is ready to come out of retirement to face AJ, having verbally agreed to U-turn on his January decision to quit the sport.
Boxing news: Anthony Joshua is in 'semi-retirement' at the current moment in time as a blockbuster bout with Tyson Fury hangs in the balance, according to Amir Khan
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The bout continues to hang in the balance, however, with both camps working on the finances involved.
Khan recently caught up with Joshua in Ghana and, now, the former boxing star has opened up on their conversation.
Speaking to Vegas Insider, Khan said that AJ was in 'semi-retirement' - while also admitting he was keen to see the heavyweight face Fury after years of speculation.
The 38-year-old said: "He seems to be in semi-retirement.
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"He’s looking at all business opportunities and stuff like that, but he has done all of the hard work, AJ has done great things in the sport and has done it all.
"He is an Olympic gold-medallist, a former two-time world champion and I think he’s one or two fights away from retiring or maybe one more fight and he’ll call it a day but that’s just my opinion.
"We all want to see the Tyson Fury fight, let’s hope they can make it happen."
Khan was also asked about Fury.
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Back in January, just weeks after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time, the Gypsy King announced he wouldn't be returning to the ring.
With Fury having retired numerous times in the past, however, not everybody believes he's really done.
Khan is keen to see the 36-year-old come back - and thinks Fury would have a '50/50' chance of beating Joshua if he does.
He continued: "I hope Tyson comes back, he’s a friend of mine and Turki Alalshikh always gets a big fight for him as well.
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"The loser of Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois would be a good fight next for Tyson as a tune-up fight.
"I have Daniel Dubois losing to Oleksandr Usyk and that would be a great comeback fight for Tyson as it is a fight still at the top (level) and then fight Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua which is the fight I want to see.
"There are a few good options still there for Fury because he is such a big name and has that backing.
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"I think Fury takes the loser of Usyk vs Dubois and then fights Joshua or the king of the heavyweight division.
"With Fury and AJ, they have both had time out of the ring and I believe both fighters have a 50/50 chance of winning the fight. At first, I was favouring Tyson Fury but not anymore, I think it is a 50/50 fight.
"It is a fight where you can’t say who is going to win because is it the power or the boxing IQ that wins the fight? It’s hard to say."
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