Anthony Joshua has the "hunger" to fight again and plans to return to the ring in December, after a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles with a split-decision win over Joshua, who fared better in the rematch, but proved unable to dethrone the champion in an absorbing 12-round contest at Jeddah.
Joshua says he spoke to promoter Eddie Hearn, who wants the British heavyweight boxer to have 3-4 fights next year.
"I spoke to Eddie and asked him if it's possible to get out in November, because momentum is important in boxing," Joshua said. "Eddie said December."
"If it's about who I fight, it's come one, come all. Whoever wants it can get it, I don't mind."
Joshua fought back tears after the bout, as he reflected on his defeat, saying he was deeply "upset" with his performance against the Ukrainian heavyweight champion.
"It's really, really hard for me to say I'm proud of myself," he said. "I'm upset, really, deep down in my heart.
"I tried a different style. In the last fight, I wanted to compete as a boxer, but it wasn't good enough and tonight wasn't good enough."
Joshua threw down two of Usyk's belts after the final bell, before storming out of the ring, only to return later and deliver an impassioned speech.
"When you try and do things from your heart, not everyone is going to understand," explained Joshua. "It was just from the heart.
"I knew I was mad at myself... not at anyone, just myself. I was, like, 'I got to get out of here, because I'm mad'.
"When you're angry, you might do stupid things, then I realised this is sport. I came back and did the right thing."
Reuters
