Anthony Joshua – the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion – was hoping to have a unification fight with his WBC counterpart Deontay Wilder at Wembley on April 13.
However, Wilder’s controversial split draw with Tyson Fury in December put paid to those plans.
Team Joshua then turned their attention to a rematch with Dillian Whyte, but ‘The Bodysnatcher’ turned down the opportunity to avenge his 2015 loss to ‘AJ’, prompting the Olympic gold medallist to pursue a bout with ‘Big Baby’.
Joshua’s showdown with the undefeated American will take place at Madison Square Garden, an arena stooped in boxing history.
The bout will be Joshua’s first fight in the USA, where he feels he needs to compete at this moment in his career.
“It has been an honour and a blessing to fight at some of the best venues in the world at home in the UK, not least Wembley Stadium, but the time has come to head across the Atlantic and defend my Heavyweight titles in the USA.
“I am looking forward to taking on another challenge with a good boxer and a brilliant talker.
“It will be an exciting fight, I will leave nothing to chance and plan on dismantling Miller in style to make my mark.”
New York native has had his eye on Joshua ever since their heated run-in at a press conference last July.
And he’s vowed to end the ‘hype’ surrounding ‘AJ’.
“AJ is making a huge mistake coming over here to fight me in my own backyard,” Miller said. “He wants to announce himself on the American stage but all he’s doing is delivering me those belts by hand.
“Its dog eat dog in the ring and this dog has got a bigger bite, he’ll be leaving New York empty-handed.
“This is the fight that I’ve been chasing all my life and on June 1 I’m going to achieve the thing I was born to do and win the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
“That punk AJ is standing in the way of my dreams and on June 1 he’s getting run the hell over.”
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is looking forward to seeing the Olympian fight at ‘The World’s Most Famous Arena’ and believes he will write his own bit of history at the hallowed arena.
He said: “AJ has created an incredible ‘Lion’s Den’ atmosphere in the UK and we plan to bring that energy to New York, on a card that will be stacked with British vs American talent.
“When you look at the Heavyweight greats that have graced the renowned ‘Mecca of Boxing’, the names of Ali, Frazier, Marciano and Tyson stand firm and 1 June will be a moment when the world will witness AJ’s turn.”
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