Anthony Joshua boxing news
By Allan Fox: Anthony Joshua is sounding confident about his unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder getting made, and he’s already started training for the fight. Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) says he’s not interested in fighting his WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin right now, not with the Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) fight ahead of him.
By Scott Gilfoid: Hughie Fury (20-1, 10 KOs) expects to be ready for a world title shot against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua soon after he fights British strap holder Sam Sexton (24-3, 9 KOs) this Saturday night in a 12 round affair at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, UK.
By Jeff Aranow: Off the back of his new 4-year agreement with streaming giant DAZN, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to meet with the management for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder in New York to go over the terms of their $50 million offer to Anthony Joshua for a unification fight.
By Tim Royner: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Barry Hearn plans on meeting with AJ on Tuesday to discuss his next fight. Hearn has three possible opponents for Joshua to pick from and they are as follows: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller and WBA mandatory Alexander Povetkin.
By Ian Aldous: Fresh from his win over Johann Duhaupas last weekend on HBO, Brooklyn’s WBA #3 ranked heavyweight, Jarrell Miller, is on a mission to challenge the very best the division has to offer. Yesterday, I caught up with ‘Big Baby’ to talk over the phone about his victory and what the future has in store for him.
By Jeff Aranow: Eddie Hearn says he’s had positive conversations with the management for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, and he now believes there’s a “70 percent” chance of a unification fight between him and his fighter IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua can happen.
By Tim Royner: Promoter Barry Hearn says Anthony Joshua will be making his decision whether to fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder next when he sits down to make his decision in 7 to 10 days.
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight contenders Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) and former heavyweight title challenger Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) have failed to negotiate a fight between them for an IBF title eliminator. As such, the International Boxing Federation has ordered a purse bid between the management of Whyte and Pulev for May 10 at the IBF’s headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey, according to Dan Rafael.
By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) still expects his fight against Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) to take place despite the fact that AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn chose not to accept the rich $50 million offer of for him to take the fight with the WBC heavyweight champion.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn complains that he can’t get WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s management reps Al Haymon and Shelly Finkel to meet with him to negotiate a unification fight.