If anyone knows what Anthony Joshua’s plans are, it’s Eddie Hearn.
The boxing promoter has been working with AJ since 2013.
That was around a year after Joshua won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Since then, they’ve taken a ride together to the top of the boxing world.
And it’s clear from previous comments from Eddie Hearn that they’re planning to take that ride again.
For all intents and purposes, the noises have all been around a potential rematch between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.
After a stunning knockout defeat in September, it was believed that AJ would look for revenge.
And it seems that’s still the plan.
However, there’s a particular Tyson Fury shaped question in the background.
For years, boxing fans have been asking when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury would get in the ring.
There have been several times in the past that it seems like it could have happened, only to fall by the wayside in the end.
However, new comments from Eddie Hearn seem to shed some light and possible update on when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could meet in the ring.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Hearn notes that there are only two options for what’s next for AJ.
“It’s weird saying it after a knockout defeat but AJ is actually in a really good position,” said Hearn.
“We’re going to fight Dubois or Fury next.
That’s it. No other interest or warm-up.”
Speaking further, Eddie Hearn suggest that there are two obstacles to the Daniel Dubois fight happening next.
“AJ desperately wants revenge but the only issue is timing.
“For the rematch to happen in February, training camp will have to start in a couple of weeks.
“There are always niggles and he had a few so physically it’s just a case of whether AJ is ready to do that.
“It would be frustrating if we made the Dubois rematch and Fury won.
Then we’re sitting there going ‘hang on a minute, we’re fighting Dubois but we could have fought Fury in May for the biggest fight in boxing.’
“Win or lose, we can fight Fury next summer.
“But if he wins, AJ fights him for the world title.”
From what we can decipher from the comments made by Eddie Hearn, the fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will happen next summer.
And if Fury wins the world title against Oleksandr Usyk in December, then the fight will be for the world title.
That would give boxing fans what they’ve wanted for years.
A world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
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