London - On Friday, it was a shocking turn of events, British stars Amir Khan and Anthony Joshua had an explosive war of words on Twitter - after Khan appeared to accuse Joshua of having a relationship with his wife, Faryal Makhdoom Khan

Khan is currently on holiday in Dubai, and announced that he is splitting up with his wife. He alleged that she hooked up with Joshua.

Both Joshua, the IBF, WBA, IBO world heavyweight champion, and Makhdoom, issued responses where they denied the accusations.

To make matters worse, Makhdoom accusing Khan of being unfaithful.

"Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer Anthony Joshua," Khan wrorte on Twitter.

"Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger. Mans like Joshua can have my left overs!"

Makhdoom fired right back: "Accusing other boxers just because your boxing career is finished. Man up Amir.

"After all these years. I've always defending a cheat, always stuck around for him, always had his back. And I'm called a gold digger?"

Joshua had some fun with the situation, as he posted a video of Shaggy's song -  'It Wasn't Me'

"Bantz aside, I hope you guys can resolve your situation or this is a hack as we have never even met! Plus I like my women BBW [big beautiful woman]. It wasn't me," Joshua stated.

Khan and his wife have a history of controversy - marred with the hostile relationship between Khan's parents and his wife. There was also recent turmoil where Khan was accused of being unfaithful by an Instagram model.