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Anthony Joshua will be hoping to punish Jarrell Miller when they collide in less than two months. Joshua will defend the IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO championships against Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has broken down his top five heavyweights in the division. Hearn promotes several heavyweights - including IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua, soon to be heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, and has a fight by fight deal with Dillian Whyte.
Anthony Joshua is training hard for his upcoming defense of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight world titles against undefeated unified champion Jarrell Miller. The bout takes place on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is still pretty steamed with the outcome of his negotiations for a rematch with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO orld champion Anthony Joshua. The two sides were in talks for a planned rematch, that was targeted for April 13 at Wembley Stadium in London. They initially met back in December 2015, with Whyte stunning Joshua early, but then saw himself get knocked out.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, admits that it's been "impossible" to replicate the physical qualities of Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller in training camp. Joshua will defend his four titles against Miller on June 1, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, believes fellow Brooklyn native Jarrell Miller, is going to be a legit test for Anthony Joshua, who makes his United States debut in June. The undefeated Miller will challenge Joshua for the WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight belts on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Bob Arum hopes Tyson Fury eventually gets the opportunity to beat both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. If Wilder and Joshua wind up boxing each other before Fury faces Wilder in a rematch or Joshua in an all-UK showdown, Fury’s co-promoter predicted Wilder would knock out Joshua. The 6-feet-7 Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) arguably is the most devastating puncher in boxing, but the 6-feet-6, 245-pound Joshua has knocked out 21 of his 22 professional opponents.
By Tris Dixon - WHO would be a fan of the heavyweight division? Who is chomping at the bit to watch Deontay Wilder-Dominic Breazeale, Tyson Fury-Thomas Schwarz and Anthony Joshua-Jarrell Miller? Who has Showtime/ITV, ESPN/BT Sport and DAZN/Sky Sports? What numbers will those fights do? H...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says there is no way that he intends to give WBC champion Deontay Wilder an even 50-50 split for a high stakes unification. The contest, which is arguably the biggest fight in boxing, has been tough to nail down due to monetary reasons and network affiliations.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has no intention of taking anything less than a 50-50 deal for a unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Wilder was recently offered a multi-fight agreement by streaming service DAZN - and two of the fights in that package were contests against Joshua - reportedly worth $40 million each.