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Anthony Joshua is primed to become the next undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, according to Lennox Lewis.

Lewis, 50, was the last heavyweight to hold the WBC, WBA and IBF belts at the same time before hanging up his gloves in 2004.

And Lewis believes fellow Briton Joshua, the London 2012 gold medallist who has 17 knockout wins in as many professional bouts and is the current IBF champion, could be set to follow in his footsteps.

"Joshua has come along at the right time, he plays the part and looks the part," Lewis told Press Association Sport.

"I am happy to see that he is winning, and he is in a position where he can change and create history.

"He has created history because he is a world champion. Audley Harrison was an Olympic champion but he did not become a world champion, so he overcame that, he has got it off of his back, and the next thing he wants to get is all of the belts."

Asked if the 26-year-old Joshua, who has already knocked out Charles Martin and Dominic Breazeale this year, could achieve such a feat, Lewis said: "It is very possible for him. He is in the position to do it, he has not been rushed, and he has had 17 fights with 17 knock-outs."