British boxing sensation Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KO) goes up against the reigning WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KO) on March 31 on Sky Sports Box Office.

Much talk has generated regarding how Joshua will deal with the famous granite chin of the New Zealand man, Parker.

Although he will be considered the underdog at the Principality Stadium, Parker has won all 24 of his professional fights and is yet to be rocked by anyone he has gone toe-to-toe with. 

Joshua, of course, hit the canvas during his epic victory over Wladimir Klitschko last year and must now work out a way to defeat the WBO champion. 

According to the man himself, however, a plan is already in place.

"I'm going to smash him up to the body. What slowed [Carlos] Takam down is when I started punching him to the stomach," Joshua told Sky Sports.

"Jab to the stomach, right hand to the stomach. If someone has got a strong head, you hit them to the body. It's quite simple so if Parker's got a granite chin, I'll weaken his body down."

AJ faced a similarly tricky customer in Takam back in October, where he won by KO in the 10th round, after making a series of swift and powerful combinations to Takam's abdominal region, a tactic that saw him retain his world title.

Joshua hopes that the same method will prove equally fruitful against Parker.

With his undefeated record on the line, Joshua remains confident he can take the first steps towards unifying the division.

The 28-year-old added: "He's not a devastating puncher, I don't think. No, he's not a devastating puncher, but then I think the level of opposition you go in with, people get better, they can take shots better, they can ride shots a little bit better.

"He's got the attributes, he's big, strong, he's got the right mindset, so that's all good, but once he gets the ring generalship of knowing when to throw your punches.

"With Hughie, some of the punches were just landing short, so if you want to step forward twice, feinted first, then go in, then thrown your shot. As the competition gets better, it will be harder to be as effective."