Anthony Joshua's Thoughts on Facing Stiverne, Molina, Breazeale

Anthony Joshua's promoter has outlined his latest plans for the IBF heavyweight champion and it's not good news for Joseph Parker.

With the dust settled after Joshua's second round hiding of American Charles Martin to win the belt, promoter Eddie Hearns has had a calculated look at where his champion now heads.

Parker and France's Carlos Takam fight in Auckland on May 21 for the IBF's mandatory position to challenge Joshua.

Hearn wants Joshua to fight a voluntary challenge against an American opponent on June 25 and then wants a unification bout with fellow Brit Tyson Fury who holds the WBA, IBO and WBO belts. And then a showdown with countryman David Haye.

Fury has to first get through his rematch with Ukrainian veteran Wladimir Klitschko whom he beat late last year to throw boxing's glamour division wide open.

Unifications appear to be above any mandatory defences in Joshua's eyes and if the young Brit can get on a run, it could be deep into 2017 before Parker gets a chance – provided he beats Takam.

The three opponents in the running to face Joshua in June include Bermane Stiverne, Eric Molina and Dominic Breazeale.

"They all sound good to me," Joshua said to Sky Sports. "We've got Stiverne who unfortunately got beat - no one likes to lose. But he's very tough and can take a beating.

"People want to see who can stand up for the 12 rounds and whether I'd get drawn into a fight.

"Molina, we saw him fight the current WBC champion [Deontay] Wilder. He rocked him and gave him some problems but Wilder managed to get him out of there. He's still a very, very dangerous opponent.

"Then we've got Breazeale who's undefeated. He's a great amateur like myself, Olympian like myself and he's making his way through the professional ranks so he's up and coming, hungry and I'm sure he wants to prove himself not as a prospect but a true contender.

"So we'll slowly leak a few names and see what works. Let's just get my first defence underway, whoever out of those three names or other names in the hat. And then look and see what the future holds."