Video emerges of Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk exchanging words after Usyk’s win over Derek Chisora to retain mandatory status

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk briefly exchanged words after the Ukrainian’s win over Derek Chisora on Saturday night.

The 33-year-old former undisputed cruiserweight champion came through his first real test at heavyweight as he beat the Brit by unanimous decision at Wembley Arena.

AJ was in attendance to support his friend Chisora, but also to get a closer look at his potential future opponent.

With the win, Usyk retained his status as the WBO mandatory challenger for Joshua’s title.

After Kubrat Pulev, this is the next fight that will be ordered for the champion, though it is currently unclear if it will come to fruition.

When his win was announced on Saturday, Usyk shouted to Joshua: “Anthony hello, how are you my friend?”

AJ shouted back: “I’m coming Usyk!”

Their brief exchange mimicked the entertaining messages Usyk and Chisora had been sending to one another in the build-up to their fight.

Joshua has made it clear however that Usyk is not his first-choice opponent after Pulev.

AJ wants to unify against Tyson Fury and has already agreed financial terms to do so, providing they both win in December.

Should that not happen, or should their fight not be finalised for some other reason, then Joshua vs Usyk can be expected instead.