Anthony Joshua called a 'p***y' in ugly confrontation with American rival Jarrell Miller as British heavyweight prepares for Otto Wallin showdown in Saudi Arabia

Anthony Joshua was called a 'p***y' in ugly confrontation with American rival Jarrell Miller in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

The British heavyweight was being interviewed ahead of Saturday night's Otto Wallin fight in in Riyadh, when Miller walked past and hissed the X-rated slur. 

The 'Big Baby' - who faces Brit Daniel Dubois this weekend - was scheduled to be AJ's first US opponent before he failed three drugs tests.

And Joshua's career was shattered by his late-replacement Andy Ruiz Jr stopping him in brutal fashion in New York in 2019.

But Joshua ignored his jibe to focus on a win on 'The Day of Reckoning'.

He told SunSport: 'I have to just let him know he is not even in my sights. He is beneath me.

'In reality, I was thinking, 'Why do I even address that clown? He is beneath me'.

'I have bigger and better things to focus on. He is a clown.'

However, the pair exchanged words shortly afterwards with Joshua hitting back at claims he had a 'ducked' a fight.

Miller said: 'I smelled p***y from day one.'

But AJ dismissed the American's claims that he's been ducking him, saying: "You don't know me, bro.

'Look at my record. Who have I ducked?'

Miller was also involved in a heated exchange with Dubois in the hotel lobby.