Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua will battle in Might or June and begin coaching camp in January. By then, the previous two-time heavyweight champion (28-4, 25 KOs) may have had 4 months of relaxation to recuperate from his fifth-round knockout loss to IBF champion Daniel Dubois on September twenty first.
Joshua Eyes Might/June Bout
Hearn states that Joshua, 35, will battle twice in 2025, which he hopes can be towards Tyson Fury for 2 bouts. If not him, a rematch with Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs). AJ nonetheless needs to avenge his loss, however first on the agenda is Fury if he doesn’t retire.
Understandably, Hearn is pushing laborious to rush up and make the Joshua vs. Fury battle as a result of each fighters have aged and may now not be counted on to defeat the tier competitors. If Hearn have been to attend, each guys would proceed to get overwhelmed by the youthful and even the older heavyweights.
Whereas they will each nonetheless defeat lots of the high 15 guys, there are greater than a handful of heavyweights within the division that may have a great opportunity of defeating them.
Hearn says Joshua-Fury and Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn are the 2 greatest fights in British boxing. He might be proper. Followers need to see each of these contests, even when the remainder of the world doesn’t.
“In Might or June. He’s not in full coaching but. He’s most likely able to resume coaching in January,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to iFL TV about when Anthony Joshua will battle subsequent. “In the intervening time, you’ve bought the Dubois battle [against Joseph Parker] on February twenty second, and also you’ve bought to see what Fury needs to do.
“We’re not in a horrible rush. AJ will battle twice in 2025. As soon as in the summertime and as soon as within the winter. If we will’t make the Dubois battle and if Fury don’t need to battle, then you must make the choice to battle someone, or do you anticipate these fights?
“I can’t converse on behalf of AJ, for who he’s ready to battle, however what I do know is the main focus is Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury. In fact, he’s [Joshua] finished all of it. If he will get Fury on his resume, he’s boxed just about all people of his period.
AJ vs. Fury in 2025?
Fury nonetheless hasn’t mentioned whether or not he’ll battle Joshua. He was fairly upset after his 12-round unanimous resolution loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk of their rematch on December twenty first in Riyadh. He believed he’d gained the battle by three rounds and appeared bitter on the post-fight press convention, complaining about his second defeat towards Usyk.
As upset as Fury is, the cash he can get for a battle towards Joshua will lure him again into the ring. He gained’t sulk for too lengthy when $100 million is waved beneath his snoot by Turki Al-Shiekh for the AJ conflict.
“It’s [Fury] a troublesome battle, it’s a 50-50 battle, however run it twice and see the place we’re on the finish of it. The 2 greatest fights in British boxing, Eubank-Benn and Fury-AJ, by a mile. Nothing even comes shut,” mentioned Hearn.
