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Anthony Joshua’s defence of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20 has been postponed.
Anthony Joshua’s trainer Robert McCracken admits that is seems unlikely at the moment that the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion will be in action this summer as the coronavirus pandemic grounding the country to a standstill.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker believes that he failed to let his hands go, when he fought Anthony Joshua in their unification clash in 2018. Parker became the first man to go the full distance with Joshua, who outworked the New Zealand boxer over the twelve round distance. It was the first career defeat for Parker.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, would still love to finalize a deal for a unification with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury for the fall. Hearn had targeted that contest for the month of December, but that plan was seriously affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua revealed on Wednesday he has "lost close ones" due to coronavirus. Joshua's title defence against IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev was scheduled for June 20th, but now it is more likely to take place on July 25th. There is a possibility of the contest taking place at an even late date.
Former world champion and Sky Sports pundit Carl Froch would still like to see a fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Back in February, Wilder lost his WBC world title when he was stopped in seven rounds by Tyson Fury in their Las Vegas rematch. Joshua was stopped in seven rounds by Andy Ruiz in June 2019, but dominated the December rematch for a twelve round unanimous decision win.
Kubrat Pulev expects his mandatory fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to take place on July 25. At the moment the contest is scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20. But the July date has been set aside as the June date becomes more and more less likely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce is obviously disappointed that his scheduled fight with Daniel Dubois was pushed back to a date of July 11th, after the two of them were set to collide on April 11. The fight was pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Anthony Joshua took to social media on Tuesday to offer words of encouragement for his fans to stay strong amidst the global pandemic of coronavirus. "To the people who are suffering with coronavirus, I wish you a speedy recovery because it is no joke. We haven’t found a cure for it right now. To the ones who have suffered and lost loved ones due to coronavirus, I want to say keep your head up. You have my love. Blessings to you and your family and condolences … I’ve lost close ones to my boxing gym, a close friend, friends of friends. It’s serious once it starts coming closer to home,” said Joshua.
Amir Khan is firmly backing Tyson Fury to defeat Anthony Joshua if the two heavyweight champions ever collide in the ring. Last month, Fury captured the WBC heavyweight crown when he dropped Deontay Wilder twice and stopped him in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.