By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn can forget about trying to push Dillian Whyte onto Alexander Povetkin, as the Russian fighter is making it clear that he ONLY wants his WBA mandated title shot against Anthony Joshua now.
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Is Joshua ducking? Or is Wilder a chicken?
By Damian Poole: As of lately there has been an ever-increasing amount of talk surround the possible unification fight between Britain’s Anthony Joshua (21, 0-20 KOs) and America’s Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Some fan are saying, Anthony and his promoter Eddie Hearn are ducking Wilder, while others are saying Wilder is scared to face Whyte before Joshua a d losing his big pay day.
Hearn wants to make Joshua-Wilder for late 2018
By Allan Fox: Deontay Wilder could be facing Anthony Joshua in a unification fight in September or December if Matchoom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn gets his way. Hearn says he’s putting together a deal in which Wilder and Joshua both take interim fights, and then if they come out victorious, then they’ll meet later this year in September or December, according to ESPN.
Hearn VERY confident Joshua vs. Wilder fight happens in 2018
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is expressing confidence that the huge heavyweight unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will take place before the end of the year. Hearn says he’s spoken with Showtime and Wilder’s adviser Al Haymon and he likes the chances of it happening.
Kubrat Pulev accepts IBF eliminator against Dillian Whyte
By Scott Gilfoid: Former world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) has accepted the IBF heavyweight title eliminator fight against Matchroom Boxing fighter Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) to determine the mandatory challenger to IBF champion Anthony Joshua. If the Pulev vs. Whyte IBF eliminator match takes place, it’ll happen in June.
Hearn doubts Wilder wants Joshua fight, says Jarrell Miller could be next
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Boxing head honcho Eddie Hearn doesn’t buy Deontay Wilder’s statement from today saying that he wants to face Anthony Joshua next in the UK, so he says he’s going to be looking to match AJ against unbeaten Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (20-0-1, 18 KOs) if wins his fight on April 28 against former heavyweight world title challenger Johann Duhaupas.
Deontay Wilder accepts Anthony Joshua’s challenge
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) called IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s bluff on Tuesday by making a statement in telling him that he’s ready to fight him next in the UK if that’s where he wants the fight to take place.
Hearn says Wilder will fight Breazeale next
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is convinced that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be defending his title against #2 WBC Dominic Breazeale in his next fight in June or July rather than facing IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs).
IBF orders Dillian Whyte vs. Kubrat Pulev for final eliminator
By Jim Dower: The International Boxing Federation has reportedly ordered Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) and Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) to face each other in a final eliminator with the winner becoming the mandatory challenger to IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Joshua turning into Wladimir 2.0
By Jeff Aranow: If you saw last Saturday’s fight between IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) and WBO champion Joseph Parker, you likely would have noticed the huge similarities between the way AJ is now fighting compared to former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.