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Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, feels confident that his boxer's record of wins is on another level in comparison to his division rival, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, does not expect a quick resolution to the ongoing legal drama between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Hearn is hoping to make a big unification between Joshua and Fury, who holds the WBC title, in 2021.
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev could move venues as hopes of a crowd being allowed to attend begin to recede. Joshua is due to defend his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles against the Bulgarian at the O2 Arena, London, on December 12, but with England in lockdown until December 2, the chances of any fans being allowed to get in seems minimal.
Ivaylo Gotsev, manager of heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev, believes WBA, IBO, IBF, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua is making a big mistake in overlooking his client. Gotsev believes Joshua is looking too far ahead to a unification with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
The world heavyweight title defences for Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in December are unlikely to be affected by the nationwide lockdown for England, unless there is a further deterioration in the pandemic situation in the UK.
IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is eager to unify the entire division - with a single title out of his reach, the WBC belt which is currently held by Tyson Fury. Joshua will return on December 12 in the UK, when he faces IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev.
For as long as he’s officially campaigned as a heavyweight, Oleksandr Usyk has aimed for his next fight to be for the heavyweight title. His team is now at the point where any other option simply won’t be accepted. The unbeaten former World cruiserweight king picked up his second win at heavyweight, surviving a stiff challenge from Derek Chisora (32-10, 23KOs) to claim a unanimous decision in their October 31 clash in London. Usyk won by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 115-113 for his first victory since making his divisional debut 54 weeks prior in a 7th round stoppage of Chazz Witherspoon last October in Chicago, Illinois.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has stated several times that he's not a fan of immediate rematches. But full division unification, between heavyweight world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, would require a two-fight agreement.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, the co-promoter of Kubrat Pulev, is very confident that his boxer will derail the march of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Pulev will challenger Joshua for the titles on December 12th in the UK.
Former WBA and WBO super middleweight and middleweight champion Felix Sturm, fresh out of jail where he was locked up due to tax evasion, will return to the ring December 19 in Hamburg with the "new" Universum as promoter, writes BILD.