By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua only has a limited amount of time to make his next fight if it’s going to be against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. He’s going to sit down with Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) in the next couple of weeks and iron out who his next opponent will be.
By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Leonard Ellberbe has serious doubts whether IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will be fighting WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder anytime soon following his win over WBO champion Joseph Parker on Saturday night at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
By Jim Dower: Anthony Joshua is saying going to “spark out” that last world champion Deontay Wilder following his closer than expected 12 round unanimous decision win over Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night in their unification fight at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder looks to be preparing for his unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. This week, Wilder knocked down a piñata with a picture of Joshua’s face attached to it.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says WBC champion Deontay Wilder is welcome to attend his March 31 fight against WBO champion Joseph Parker, but he’s not all that interested in hyping their fight afterwards.
By Jeff Aranow: Eddie Hearn would like to build up the heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua a little bit more by having them both fight on the same card his summer in New York before matching them against each other later this year. However, Hearn is worried about Wilder’s ability to get through another fight without taking a loss to one of his challengers.
By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Freddie Roach rates Anthony Joshua as the best heavyweight in the world right now, and he says he would knockout WBC champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder if that fight ever happens.
By Tim Royner: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has been doing a lot of talking about how he’s going to make a fight between AJ and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder next, but thus far he’s done nothing to indicate that he intends on doing that.
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs0 is reportedly willing to accept a smaller 40 percent split of the revenue for a unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion, if he can get 60 percent of the split in a rematch, according to Michael Benson. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn appears to like the deal.
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s performance against Luis Ortiz last Saturday night impressed Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn enough to where he’s now saying that his fighter Anthony Joshua will likely face him next if he gets past WBO champion Joseph Parker on March 31.