Anthony Joshua set for Otto Wallin as Wilder battles Parker in Saudi Arabia

On December 23, in Saudi Arabia, Anthony Joshua will make a comeback against Otto Wallin, while Deontay Wilder will take on Joseph Parker.

These two heavyweight competitors will be competing on the same card for the first time.

If both of them come out on top in their fights at the end of the year in Riyadh, Joshua and Wilder might be just one victory away from sharing the ring for the first time with a fight scheduled for 2024.

After defeat to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk in August Daniel Dubois is fighting Jarrell Miller.

Croatia's Filip Hrgovic—the IBF's obligatory challenger for Usyk—will take against Australian Mark De Mori.

Also competing are the highly regarded Frank Sanchez and Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Despite preparing to face Parker, Wilder admitted he would like to finally face Joshua at some point in the future and hopes they will "get it on" soon.

Speaking at the press conference Joshua said, “I can't predict the future but I know where I want to go! I'm a man of my word, I believe I'll be 3 time World Heavyweight Champion."

After losing to Usyk back-to-back, Joshua rebounded with victories over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius.

Wallin demonstrated his toughness in a brutal points loss to Tyson Fury, which is still the sole loss on his record.

However, by facing Wallin—who, like Usyk, fights from a southpaw stance Joshua a two-time world champion puts at risk his future ambitions to face Wilder.