Promoter Eddie Hearn recommends that his fighter, Anthony Joshua, await the end result of the rematch between Tyson Fury and unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December twenty first.
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Joshua’s cash combat is in opposition to Fury, not in a rematch in opposition to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has already stated he needs Joshua-Fury to occur subsequent. So, the 2 well-liked heavyweights want to present Turki what he needs and battle it out in early 2025.
Followers would clearly wish to see Joshua try and avenge his fifth-round knockout defeat from final weekend first earlier than transferring on to the Fury combat. Nevertheless, that will be a dangerous transfer for Joshua for 2 causes:
- AJ may get knocked out once more by Dubois
- Fury might get overwhelmed in his first protection
Joshua and Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) should combat whereas they will earlier than they endure further losses as a result of each are getting on in years. Fury regarded like a frightful mess dropping to Usyk final Might, and Joshua regarded worse getting crushed by Dubois final Saturday night time at Wembley Stadium in London.
“My recommendation is don’t do something till Dec twenty first – the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch,” stated Eddie Hearn to Sky Sports activities Boxing about his plans for Anthony Joshua’s subsequent combat. “If Fury loses it may arrange a giant combat vs Joshua, if Fury wins he may take a voluntary defence vs. Joshua. It’s nonetheless the most important combat within the division by a mile.”
If Fury can defeat Usyk, he’ll go into the mega-fight in opposition to Joshua as a three-belt champion. The winner of the competition may then battle IBF champ Dubois for the undisputed championship within the second half of 2025.
Many followers gave up on Fury after his loss to Usyk final Might. For him to come back again to defeat Usyk after which Joshua could be an enormous turnaround for the Gyspy King.
Simply going by Fury’s final efficiency, he’ll in all probability lose to Usyk on December twenty first and can go into the Joshua combat coming off a loss. That’s okay. If Fury isn’t knocked out like Joshua, their combat will nonetheless be marketable on DAZN PPV. If Matchroom and Queensberry embody a superb undercard to curiosity U.S followers in buying the occasion on pay-per-view, it’ll do good numbers.
🗣️ “My recommendation is don’t do something till December twenty first! – Usyk vs Fury”
Eddie Hearn discusses what choices can be found for Anthony Joshua following his defeat to Daniel Dubois and if He may find yourself going through Tyson Fury 🥊 pic.twitter.com/SjWby8r0Sc
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