Anthony Joshua WILL face winner of Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder after WBC ‘orders unification clash’
Organisation's president Mauricio Sulaiman also says he would love the fight to take place in front of 90,000 fans 'in a stadium'
ANTHONY JOSHUA'S "ultimate heavyweight fight" against Deontay Wilder has moved a step closer after the WBC "ordered the bout".
The two boxers have been at loggerheads over the final details for a unification blockbuster for months now, despite the boxing public demanding the showdown.
The WBC are desperate to see Anthony Joshua fight the WBC champion for 'all the belts'
"That's a fight the WBC has just ruled to support. During our convention, a ruling of the mandatory status included the provision of trying to make the winner of Fury-Wilder against Joshua.
"I'm not certain about any contract. That's a private agreement.
"But the WBC is of course the one that orders the fights, so our position is that we want to see the ultimate heavyweight fight, which involves Joshua and involves the WBC champion."
AJ has maintained that if Wilder wants the fight, he would prefer it to happen in the UK - not least because the Watford man could guarantee a stadium sell-out.
And Sulaiman can see Joshua and his Matchroom's team's point that the UK would "sell it'" better than the US.
He added: "To see boxing with 90,000 fans, regardless which country you're in, has to be a great motivation which shows the moment that is being lived in the UK, in England, with Joshua.
"I much rather see fights in stadiums than in casinos. I like to see the fans at the arenas."
Organisation's president Mauricio Sulaiman also says he would love the fight to take place in front of 90,000 fans 'in a stadium'
ANTHONY JOSHUA'S "ultimate heavyweight fight" against Deontay Wilder has moved a step closer after the WBC "ordered the bout".
The two boxers have been at loggerheads over the final details for a unification blockbuster for months now, despite the boxing public demanding the showdown.
The WBC are desperate to see Anthony Joshua fight the WBC champion for 'all the belts'
"That's a fight the WBC has just ruled to support. During our convention, a ruling of the mandatory status included the provision of trying to make the winner of Fury-Wilder against Joshua.
"I'm not certain about any contract. That's a private agreement.
"But the WBC is of course the one that orders the fights, so our position is that we want to see the ultimate heavyweight fight, which involves Joshua and involves the WBC champion."
AJ has maintained that if Wilder wants the fight, he would prefer it to happen in the UK - not least because the Watford man could guarantee a stadium sell-out.
And Sulaiman can see Joshua and his Matchroom's team's point that the UK would "sell it'" better than the US.
He added: "To see boxing with 90,000 fans, regardless which country you're in, has to be a great motivation which shows the moment that is being lived in the UK, in England, with Joshua.
"I much rather see fights in stadiums than in casinos. I like to see the fans at the arenas."
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