Celebrities abound: Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the fight and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gave Joshua some love after the win:5. "He is just a pumped-up weightlifter but [Klitschko] couldn't land one of those of those hooks on me, at all".
Joshua said he respected Klitschko and had no qualms about a rematch.
Fury won those titles, as well as the WBO prize, when he beat Klitschko on points in November 2015, ending the Ukrainian's decade-long rule over the division, but the Manchester-born fighter never defended his belts due to personal issues, and was stripped of his titles a year ago.
Information Minister Lai Mohammed said in the statement that Joshua has been congratulated by the government.
Fury won the Heavyweight title in 2016 but eventually had to vacate it after he had his boxing license suspended by the British Boxing Board of controls.
At the weekend, Joshua, who is of Nigerian descent, defeated Wladimir Klitschko, a far more experienced boxer, to emerge heavyweight champion.
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That's a description that certainly applies to Fury and even although he doesn't have a title to put on the line Joshua can see the appeal for fight fans.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Fury said of the Joshua's victory: "It was an excellent fight, very entertaining and enjoyable and I was screaming for AJ to smash him".
"I saw weakness. I saw a fighter that can be dropped with one punch. He is not the next fight because he won't be ready in time".
Ortiz has spoken out about "AJ" since Saturday night's main event and the 38-year-old insisted that he was not overly impressed by the staying power of Joshua.
"If it works out for my career, I'll definitely relish the challenge against Tyson Fury or anyone else for that matter", Joshua wrote in a column for the London Evening Standard newspaper published yesterday. However, injury and subsequent mental health issues led Fury to twice pull-out of a scheduled rematch with Klitschko.
Dana White has credited Anthony Joshua with saving a dying sport after the British boxer became the IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion.
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