By Edward Chaykovsky

Matchroom Sport promoter Barry Hearn is expecting IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) to do a real job on Wladimir Klitschko, when the two boxers collide on April 29th at Wembley. The vacant WBA, IBO titles are also at stake.

Hearn sees no possible way that Klitschko will be able to deal with Joshua's power, speed and strength. Klitschko is coming off a twelve round decision loss to Tyson Fury, which took place in November of 2015. Several rematch dates were canceled after Fury withdrew.

"Wladimir Klitschko stands in his way on April 29 and I think it's going to be a very painful night for Mr Klitschko, because I don't know how you defend, or how you beat Anthony Joshua. Too physically strong, too fast, and he hits too hard," Hearn told Sky Sports.

Should Joshua power past Klitschko as Hearn expects, the year-end target on his list is a unification with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs).

Hearn would like to have that fight staged in Las Vegas. Joshua is making a name for himself in the United States with his exclusive television deal with Showtime.

"I think the dream is to unify the division," Hearn told Sky Sports News HQ. "Politically, boxing is always difficult, because there are so many different governing bodies and so many different mandatories that inevitably at some stage you are forced to give up a belt, rather than have them all under control of one heavyweight.

"I think the fight we would all like to see and assuming that Deontay Wilder can do a little better on his own promotion, because he's not a big enough draw in America, let alone outside. But the fight for me to close the year would be Deontay Wilder against Anthony Joshua in one of those barnstorming Las Vegas nights."

And another high profile option is Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs), who plans to return to the ring this year. Fury vacated all of his heavyweight belts last year after suffering a mental breakdown and dealing with substance abuse issues.

"Of course there is a certain Mr Tyson Fury, who one day is going to come back and is going to want to earn some serious money," said Hearn. "The only serious money in the heavyweight division is Anthony Joshua and money talks in boxing."