Boss Eddie Hearn has given convincing reasons for Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury in October this year.
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Manager Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua’s representative, has given convincing reasons for him to fight Tyson Fury in October, if Oleksandr Usyk cannot participate in the rematch with “Gypsy King”.
On May 19, Usyk defeated Fury in Saudi Arabia to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years . This fight was long anticipated and finally took place with a surprising result as Usyk won by split decision, retaining the unified titles and taking Fury’s WBC belt as well as his undefeated record. he. Usyk also maintained his undefeated record.
Anthony Joshua is ready to face anyone to regain his title. Hearn emphasized that Joshua is always ready to face the biggest challenges, including facing Usyk, Fury, Hrgovic, Dubois, Joseph Parker or Deontay Wilder.
“Anthony Joshua is ready to fight anyone,” Hearn shared. “Anyone who wants to can fight him, but at the same time, he wants to try to regain his world heavyweight championship.”
Although the rematch between Usyk and Fury is expected to take place in October, Hearn believes that there are many things that could happen, and one of them is the possibility that Usyk cannot participate in this fight due to injury. or other reasons. This opens up the opportunity for Joshua to fight Fury.
If the rematch between Usyk and Fury goes as planned, it’s likely that this fight will no longer be a fight for the undisputed titles. The IBF is expected to strip Usyk of the belt, allowing mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic to fight for the golden belt while Usyk fights Fury once again. Hrgovic is scheduled to face Daniel Dubois in Saudi Arabia on June 1.
Meanwhile, Joshua’s next fight is expected to be against the winner of the fight between Hrgovic and Dubois, at Wembley in September. This opens up a series of exciting events in the boxing world. heavy, with many big and dramatic matches waiting ahead.
