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Bob Arum insists that no talks will take place for an undisputed world heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua before both champions get their summer defenses out of the way.
Matthew Macklin does not see Deontay Wilder making the necessary adjustments to topple WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in their trilogy fight - which is expected to land in July.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer has several potential options for the fall - if there is no mega-bout unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is standing firm that he's had discussions with respect to a year-end unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Kubrat Pulev isn’t leaving anything to chance this time around. The veteran heavyweight contender from Sofia, Bulgaria will enter his second career title fight under the guidance of top-shelf trainer Joe Goossen. The two will join forces for Pulev’s challenge of the slew of heavyweight titles in possession of England’s Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21KOs), with their fight taking place June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Tottenham section of north London, England.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who is promotional partners with Frank Warren on WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has backed Warren's position that there have been no negotiations with Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has shot down the recent statements of rival promoter Eddie Hearn, who guides the career of WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua. In several interviews, Hearn indicated that he's had several positive conversations with respect to a year-end unification clash between Fury and Joshua.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes his fighter's future plans could be dictated by mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua is already making a mandatory defense, for the IBF, against Kubrat Pulev on June 20th.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather had a Q&A with fight fans at the York Hall in London, and gave his take on the red-hot heavyweight division. Fury shook things up last month, when he stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight strap. They are now set to compete in a trilogy fight in the coming months.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte does not expect to get a crack at Deontay Wilder in the near future. Whyte, who holds the WBC's interim title, is owed a mandatory shot at the full title by February 2021. Wilder had been the champion for the last five years, until suffering a seven round TKO defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury on February 22 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas,