Joshua vs. Parker Could Happen Next Spring, Says Hearn

Anthony Joshua could fight Joseph Parker as early as March next year, according to boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. New Zealand heavyweight Parker became the mandatory challenger to Joshua's world title when he beat Carlos Takam in an IBF eliminator in Auckland last month.

And Joshua's promoter Hearn has revealed that a fight between the British and Kiwi boxers could happen in England's spring next year, with a call for the fight due on November 19.

Joshua is due to fight American fighter Dominic Breazeale in London on June 25. Parker's next bout is against Australian veteran Solomon Haumono in Christchurch on July 21.

"Parker is due to get a call on November 19 and it's possible that we have to take that one next spring," Hearn told the Ring Magazine.

"That's a really good fight between two young heavyweights and it would be exciting."

As the mandatory challenger, Parker is meant to fight Joshua between November 19 and January 19 but if Joshua takes a unification bout that would then take preference.

Parker's due to have scans on both elbows ahead of next month's fight with Haumono, as he prepares for the bout with his trainer Kevin Barry at their base in Las Vegas.

But a potential fight with Joshua is on the cards, and it could happen some time during the UK's spring between March and May next year.