Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
With a must see shoot-out with Deontay Wilder seemingly off the table for the immediate future, Eddie Hearn has cast out the net for a suitable opponent willing to face Anthony Joshua before the end of the year.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury explains that he's not the least bit concerned when it comes to his biggest domestic rival, Anthony Joshua. Fury is back in the ring next Saturday in Saudi Arabia, when he faces former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a non-title crossover boxing match.
WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is backing Deontay Wilder to overcome Anthony Joshua in a potential clash of former titleholders. Usyk picked up two of the biggest wins of his career against Joshua.
Zhilei Zhang was essentially left for dead. In 2021, he was forced to settle for a majority decision draw against longtime journeyman Jerry Forrest. He also suffered the first loss of his career, albeit controversially, against Filip Hrgovic one year later. Zhang did sandwich in a few wins in between but they were against fighters that never came close to fighting for a world title, never mind winning one.
A representative for Zhilei Zhang doesn’t have high hopes that his charge will ever get to square off against Anthony Joshua. China’s Zhang is coming off a rousing third-round knockout of Joe Joyce in their rematch last month that was more definitive than their first encounter, in April, which ended with Zhang stopping Joyce in the sixth round.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthony Joshua needs to defeat Deontay Wilder in order to secure a showdown with the 'Gypsy King.'
Promoter Eddie Hearn maintains that Anthony Joshua will likely have two fights in the next six months or so. In a recent interview, the Matchroom head suggested that the former heavyweight titlist from London could return to the ring by December or January against an unnamed opponent.
Trainer Malik Scott doesn’t believe Anthony Joshua actually wants to fight Deontay Wilder. A fight between the former heavyweight titlists has made rumblings for the past year, but its fortunes recently took a hit after it became clear that the original financial backer—an entity in Saudi Arabia—could no longer deliver the appropriate funds for that match-up.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua, indicates that his fighter could very well return on the same card as the proposed grudge match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.
Former unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is keeping busy whilst he waits to find out if a mega fight with Deontay Wilder will go ahead. Joshua and former WBC champion, Wilder, have been circling each other for close to a decade but just when it seemed like a must-see shootout was on the verge of being agreed, talks cooled.