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WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will likely take one of two fights before a potential heavyweight clash with WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua. Eddie Hearn, who promotes both Usyk and Joshua, denies published reports that a Joshua vs. Usyk clash has been discussed for April 13th, when Joshua is scheduled to defend his titles at Wembley Stadium in London.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has tabbed IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua as the best fighter in the weight class. Earlier this month, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury fought to controversial twelve round split draw at Staples Center in Los Angeles. They are now expected to face each other in a rematch.
The prevailing feeling within the boxing industry is that Eddie Hearn has every intention of scheduling an Anthony Joshua-Dillian Whyte rematch for April 13.
Anthony Joshua's team are "begging" for a heavyweight unification fight, according to WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA titles while Wilder recently retained his WBC belt in a draw with Tyson Fury earlier this month that turned into one of the fights of the year.
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who guides the career of IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is very confident that his boxer is capable of scoring a knockout over WBC champion Deontay Wilder. A fight between Joshua and Wilder has been widely discussed in the last two years, but the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was not ringside earlier this month, when WBC champion Deontay Wilder and lineal holder Tyson Fury collided at Staples Center in Los Angeles. But he will be ringside on December 22, when Dillian Whyte faces Dereck Chisora at The O2 in London.
Frank Warren has slammed his promotional rival, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom. There is no love between the two UK promoters, and there is no shortage of words being exchange in recent years. Their respective companies will go head to head on December 22 - when Warren's company stages Carl Frampton vs. Josh Warrington on BT Sport Pay-Per-View and ESPN+, while Hearn stages the Dillian Whyte-Dereck Chisora rematch on Sky Sports Box Office and DAZN.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has slammed down the reported pay-per-view numbers for the recent heavyweight collision between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury. The contest, which took place on December 1 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, ended in a controversial twelve round split draw.
Anthony Joshua will fight both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury at some stage, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Wilder and Fury fought out a dramatic and contentious draw in their WBC heavyweight title bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles at the start of the month. Fury was down twice, but it was felt that he won the majority of the rounds - leading to scores of 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113 for the draw.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is not worried about the WBC's recent statement about their unanimous vote to sanction an immediate rematch between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury.