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Anthony Joshua submitted himself to another intense workout in Dubai as the boxer posted a photo of himself flipping a giant tyre amid the Middle Eastern heat.

Joshua took to Instagram as he wore what appeared to be an elevation mask while pushing over the tyre on a running track.

The boxer has been keeping in shape in Dubai, he was pictured training in a makeshift boxing ring on the roof of the famous Burj Al Arab earlier this week.

Joshua trained on the helipad atop the roof of the 321-metre luxury hotel as he was put through his paces by a sparring partner.

The WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion is currently in discussions with Joseph Parker over a proposed unification bout in early 2018.

Parker and Joshua’s teams have been in negotiations as they attempt to agree a fair financial split. New Zealander Parker is prepared to accept 35 per cent.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Parker’s promoter David Higgins revealed that 35 had become their ‘revised, non-negotiable bottom line’.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn meanwhile urged Parker’s team to reach a deal or risk throwing away the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’.

If there one thing the Nigeria born British boxer is not taking lightly irrespective of possible bout reached in future, it is his fitness. In the course of the fitness he is involved in all forms including bodyboarding on a wave simulator

The 28-year-old shared a picture to Instagram of himself laying on the board, alongside the caption: ‘Riding the Wave’.

Earlier this week, Joshua shared footage of himself working out in a rooftop ring by the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Joshua’s promoter Barry Hearn revealed to Sportsmail this week that he and Parker’s representatives were getting closer to agreeing terms for the possible London fight.

Hearn explained: ‘We are certainly closer than we were. We have spoken a lot with their team and we are within touching distance, so it is just about getting all parties happy and agreed. I’m confident we will and the aim would be for the end of March.

‘The location could be the O2 and what a great return that would be. Our aim has always been for three fights in 2018 and that means March and the weather means going indoors.

‘The O2 has been great to AJ so it’s a strong possibility, if we can get everything else lined up.

‘I’m confident we will, so long as they are serious about wanting this fight.’

Anthony Joshua has revealed a behind-the-scenes look into his life over the past two years with a BBC documentary to be released in the build-up to his fight with Wladimir Klitschko.

A sneak preview of the documentary includes a clip of Joshua brushing shoulders with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, just after winning the IBF Heavyweight title against Charles Martin.

The pair walk along smiling arm-in-arm as Joshua towers over the United manager, with Mourinho revealing that the fight was the first boxing match he had ever been to.

The Watford-born boxer is also shown posing with his belt alongside grime rapper Stormzy following the Martin bout in April 2016.

In other clips posted in the YouTube preview, Joshua is seen relaxing with his team in the build-up to the fight as well as on his walk-out to the ring in previously unseen footage.

And when a reporter asks how hearing ‘Anthony Joshua: Heavyweight Champion of the World’ sounds, the boxer insists he’s only ‘a quarter of the way there.’

The full programme will document Joshua’s rise to the top since fighting Dillian Whyte in December 2015 and is released just days before his clash with Klitschko.

Joshua takes on 41-year-old Klitschko at Wembley on Saturday April 29 for the WBA Super title and the IBO Heavyweight title.

Joshua recently called out his opponent, claiming Klitschko is ‘too old and faded’ and questioned whether Father Time had caught up with the Ukranian.