Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has made it clear that he's never lost the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles in the ring. He captured those belts in November of 2015, when he traveled to Germany and shocked the sport by winning a twelve round decision over Wladimir Klitschko, who had ruled the division for a decade.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is ready to finalize a deal right now for a unification with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Joshua is scheduled to face IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on June 20, while Fury has to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight in the coming months.
Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Pulev, the IBF’s mandatory challenger for the belt, has promised to put Joshua to sleep.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, like rival promoter Eddie Hearn, is eager to stage an all-British clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury by the end of the year. Joshua will put his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO belts on the line against challenger Kubrat Pulev on June 20, while WBC champion Fury is set to meet Deontay Wilder for a third bout in July.
FRISCO, Texas – Eddie Hearn obviously is much more interested now in matching Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury than putting together a Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight. Joshua-Fury would be an enormous event in England, the home country of both heavyweight champions. Fury, who won the WBC belt from Wilder, and Joshua, the IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champ, would make massive amounts of money if they can continue winning and eventually square off in that domestic showdown somewhere in the United Kingdom.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavywieght champion Anthony Joshua, would like to a deal in place as soon as possible for a full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office, on a show promoted by Matchroom Boxing in association with Top Rank and Epic Sports and Entertainment.
As BoxingScene.com reported earlier today, Deontay Wilder has officially exercised an immediate rematch clause for a third fight with Tyson Fury. The third bout is being targeted for July 18th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Former champion Tony Bellew cautions that "styles make fights" - which is why he is backing WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to topple WBC champion Tyson Fury - if they ever meet in a unification.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Deontay Wilder looks to be eager for a trilogy fight against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The once-unbeaten Wilder (42-1-1) retained his belt when the first fight between the pair ended in a contentious draw, but he was comprehensively outboxed and stopped by Fury (30-0-1) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last weekend.