Anthony Joshua’s success since partnering up with Ben Davison has received the nation believing that he has what it takes to change into boxing’s fifth three-time champion of the heavyweight division. With talks of a Wembley title shot looming, Eddie Hearn has now revealed that there’s an alternate opponent that his poster boy might face as an alternative.
The Watford-born 34-year-old was bewildered by Oleksandr Usyk on two events, shedding his unified heavyweight crown consequently.
Joshua received again to profitable methods with unconvincing shows in opposition to Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius earlier than making the swap to Davison – who seems to have helped him rediscover each his confidence and killer intuition, knocking out every of Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou.
Now Joshua is well-poised for a shot on the heavyweight throne and it’s extensively anticipated that he’ll tackle both Filip Hrgovic or Daniel Dubois for the soon-to-be vacant IBF belt, assuming Usyk is stripped for not taking over his necessary challenger.
Though, talking with DAZN, Eddie Hearn revealed that he and Joshua could possibly be persuaded to go to an outdated rival in Deontay Wilder, if ‘The Bronze Bomber’ can dispatch of Zhilei Zhang on Saturday’s ‘Queensberry versus Matchroom; 5 versus 5’ invoice.
“The frontrunner to battle AJ subsequent is the winner of Hrgovic-Dubois and prone to meet [him] for the [IBF] world title. On the similar time, if Deontay Wilder comes and appears sensational, perhaps it reignites Joshua in opposition to Wilder.
“We [Joshua] will probably battle in September and we can be having our eyes peeled for each of these fights on Saturday night time.
“His Excellency is speaking a few press convention as quickly as June twenty fourth or June twenty fifth for a press convention in London, I heard him say as we speak in an interview [with talkSPORT]. The cardboard is actually shaping up, myself, George and Spencer and His Excellency are brainstorming on all of those fights, ‘AJ’ is ready to headline – we are going to discover out in opposition to who on Saturday night time.
Hearn went on to substantiate that Anthony Joshua can be in attendance in Riyadh this weekend, eyeing up every of Filip Hrgovic, Daniel Dubois and Deontay Wilder – realizing that one in all that trio would be the subsequent man to try to disrupt his world title cost.
That battle will headline what is bound to be the UK’s standout blockbuster boxing occasion of the 12 months at Wembley Stadium, as Turki Al-Alshikh guarantees a star-studded invoice, much like that of Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford which was delivered for followers in the US.
No names are confirmed as of but, however there are suspicions that the controversial pound-for-pound primary Naoya Inoue might return for a second contest on British shores. Murodjon Akhmadaliev is the identify being thrown round as his potential opponent – quite than Telford super-bantamweight Liam Davies, who would certainly be salivating on the prospect of taking over ‘The Monster’ on dwelling soil.
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