Anthony Joshua has kept the hopes of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder mega-clashes alive by revealing that he has at 'least 14 or 15 fights' left in him.
The 30-year-old Brit superstar became a two-time unified heavyweight champion after he avenged his only defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr earlier this month.
But 'AJ' must now deal with his mandatory challengers in 2020, all the while pushing ahead with a potentially lucrative unification clash with the winner of Fury vs Wilder.
When he was asked how many fights he plans to have before he retires, Joshua told Sky Sports: "Fourteen, fifteen. That would take me to 35, 40 fights maybe."
The IBF has called on the Brit to face mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, while the WBO has ordered that 'AJ' take on Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua has admitted that he could be forced to vacate the WBO strap should he decide to face Bulgarian fighter Pulev next.
"I would hate it because it's so hard to go round and collect all these belts, it's really difficult and I've kept hold of them for so many years," he explained.
"So to have to vacate because of the boxing politics would be annoying, but there's things that are out of my control.
"If I do lose one, I know I'll be able to get it back."
Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has also been frustrated with how boxing's major sanctioning bodies have demanded 'AJ' must face their mandatories next.
Following his victory over Ruiz, Joshua called out Wilder and insisted that he was ready for a unification clash.
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He said: "I'm ready. I've got my belts back and I'm ready to fight him.
"But I'm not looking too far into the future because it takes your eyes off what is front of you.
"I take it step by step and, by the time I get to unification, I will be ready.
"I'll knock them down one by one and, when the big boys are ready, I'll be ready to become the next undisputed champion of the world.
"I really want to make that happen."
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