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Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is hoping to finalize a deal in the coming days for a January showdown with Deontay Wilder, who previously held the WBC title.
Promoter Eddie Hearn wants to make sure Anthony Joshua keeps his blinders on this week. Joshua, the former heavyweight titlist from England, is headed toward an unexpected scrap with Finnish contender Robert Helenius this Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. The match came together amid much brouhaha earlier this
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is ready to impress on Saturday night, when he faces Robert Helenius at the O2 Arena in London. Helenius comes in as a late replacement, after original opponent Dillian Whyte was removed from the fight after testing positive for a banned substance.
Malik Scott, trainer for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says a showdown with Anthony Joshua will happen one way or another in 2024. The bout is targeted for a date in January.
Too much was on the line for Anthony Joshua to postpone his second fight of the year, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. The former heavyweight titlist is on track to enter the ring this weekend at London’s O2 Arena as scheduled. But instead of Dillian Whyte, he will take on late replacement Robert Helenius, the veteran Finnish contender.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight Anthony Joshua, does not expect the fight with Deontay Wilder to happen until the month of January. The fight had initially been targeted to take place on a December date in Saudi Arabia.
Terence Crawford tattered Errol Spence Jr. and secured undisputed welterweight champion status when he dropped the Texan thrice and scored a ninth-round stoppage. Many boxing luminaries were ringside at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to witness the historic showdown.
Billy Nelson, the trainer for heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, believes his boxer would stop former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder has been out of the ring since blasting out Robert Helenius in one round last October. The outcome would see Wilder snap a two-fight losing streak at the hands of Tyson Fury.
Deontay Wilder’s words are almost as deadly as his fists…almost. A serious makeover was needed for the former champ, one that came with all the bells and whistles. Tyson Fury stripped the one time titlist of his WBC trinket and also placed a permanent dent in his aura. His comeback following back-to-back defeats was both violent and quick.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has a dream scenario to make out his next three fights. The first on the list is already scheduled, a rematch with Dillian Whyte on August 12 at the O2 Arena in London. Joshua had previously stopped Whyte in seven rounds in December of 2015.