Joe Joyce plans to fight undisputed heavyweight champion

Joyce will fight French veteran Carlos Takam on Saturday at Wembley after missing out on a WBO eliminator with Oleksandr Usyk, who is now fighting Anthony Joshua on Sept. 25.

Joshua - and probably, Usyk - hope to then meet the winner of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder, who fight on Oct. 9 for Fury’s WBC belt. Joyce then anticipates meeting the winner of that clash, but first, he must get past Takam.

"I've got a big test in Takam so I won't look too far ahead because this is a tough fight," he told Sky Sports. "I need to beat Takam up to make a statement so I can go on to win a world title. "Takam gives it his all, and he's a hard fight. It might take a few rounds, it might take all the rounds, but I will get the job done then cruise on to a world title."