Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn wants to take the world heavyweight champion overseas after his 10th round win over Carlos Takam Saturday.

Joshua retained his, International Boxing Organization, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association heavyweight titles after stopping Takam at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Takam, 36, complained about the stoppage but will take a lot of credit after fighting on with impaired vision after being cut near his right eye in the fourth round where he also took a count.

All of Joshua's 20 professional fights have ended inside the distance and have all been in Britain.

Hearn wants Joshua to fight at least three times in the coming year and he wants two of those contests to be against the other champions in the division.

"I would like him to box three times in 2018," Hearn told reporters. "He doesn't have to, it's down to Anthony. We may have a mandatory (defence) with the WBA which is unclear at the moment.

"There's (WBO champion) Joseph Parker, there's (WBC champion) Deontay Wilder. I would like him to have an international fight in 2018, but it does seem a shame to leave all this.

"It's about sitting down and seeing what he wants to do, he's capable of fighting in any territory, we need a clear plan moving forward."

American Wilder defends his World Boxing Council belt against Haiti's Bermane Stiverne in a rematch on November 4th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Joshua, 28, says he does not mind who he fights -- Wilder, New Zealander Parker or a mandatory challenger -- so long as he is retains the WBA, IBO and IBF belts.

"I'm just focusing on keeping my belts, who ever that is on the WBA list that's who it is," Joshua told reporters.

"I'm not just worried about my next three fights but the long term strategy."