Anthony Joshua 'almost came to blows' with Klitschko's brother

Anthony Joshua's promoter has revealed just how close the British boxer came to a post-fight brawl with Wladimir Klitschko's older brother.

While everyone speculates who Joshua will fight next, it has emerged that he very nearly took on Vitali Klitschko in the ring after his Wembley Stadium epic with Wladimir.

Speaking to Boxing News, Eddie Hearn spoke out about Joshua's confrontation with the former heavyweight champion.

"There were little things, in the ring before the fight Vitali was staring at him, then he started staring at Vitali and all that's designed to do is use up energy.

"He and Vitali nearly came to blows after the fight.

"He went over to Wladimir and thanked him and Josh was tired and he went on and on, 'seriously man,' talking about the fight, and Vitali was like 'alright, alright' [Hearn stretches his arm across as if pushing someone away] and Josh was like 'f*** you.' But Vitali can handle himself, he's not exactly a pushover."

Vitali has been retired since 2013, so the chances of him stepping into the ring against Joshua are slim to none.

But Wladimir has a rematch clause in his contract that he's likely to trigger.