Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller challenges world champion Anthony Joshua to fight in US next year
The unbeaten New Yorker is knocking on the door of the Brit star as he looks to win a world title in 2019
ANTHONY JOSHUA has been challenged once again by Jarrell Miller as the unbeaten American targets a bout against the unified heavyweight champ in the US in 2019.
Both AJ and Big Baby are due to attend Rocky Fielding's defence of his WBA super-middleweight title against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez at Madison Square Garden this Saturday.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist was confronted by the New Yorker at a press conference in July, as tensions boiled over as they went head-to-head.
Miller, 30, is knocking on the door of a first world title challenge after knocking out Romanian Bogdan Dinu in the fourth round last month, and is expected to face Trevor Bryan in January.
Speaking of the prospect of another ill-tempered confrontation, he told : "Yes, I'll be there in attendance. If it does [paths cross], it does.
"But if he's going to the fight, then I think it will. We'll make a scene of it. Who knows? He's in my backyard. I'm not worried about AJ at all."
While he also stressed he will not be considered as a replacement opponent should Joshua - who has never fought in America - fail to secure a bout against Deontay Wilder on April 13 at Wembley.
He added: "Nah, definitely not. I'm not going to be a standby for anybody, as a play toy.
"I've been fighting for a long time, I want my due. I want my respect. I want a proper training camp, so it can't be last minute, and it's got to make sense.
"He fights the 'Big Baby', and that kind of name that I bring, and the noise that I bring, it's going to cause a sold out arena.
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"For AJ, it's a must, do or die. He's been a world champion for over a year now, and he has said he wants to fight in America, and then he changes his mind.
"He's not really trying to take any crazy risks right now. I get it, but you can't be called world champion forever, if you're not fighting around the world, and America of course."
While Joshua remains more likely to fight Dillian Whyte in a rematch should he beat rival Dereck Chisora later this month.
