Anthony Joshua fights 3 times in 2023, starting in April “against Quality Heavyweight” – Eddie Hearn
Via Brian Webber: Eddie Hearn said Anthony Joshua will fight three times in 2023, in April, July and December, against quality fighters in the heavyweight division.
Hearn announced that he’s closing a deal in 48 hours for Joshua’s April 1 opponent, who he says is a “quality heavyweight” who the boxing public will be “pleased with” “.
If true, it means that former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) WILL NOT fight Demsey McKean in April because of the reaction from fans to him being the frontrunner in the next match of AJ is negative .
Fans don’t want to see Joshua face off against the undefeated 32-year-old boxer McKean, whose decades-long resume is filled with victories over mediocre opponents. People won’t mind seeing Joshua fight one of these heavyweights during his April 1 tuning:
- Jared Anderson
- Joseph Parker
- Zhang Zhilei
- Bakhodir Jalolov
- Frank Sanchez
- Arslanbek Makhmudov
Boxing fans don’t want to see Joshua fight Otto Wallin, Hughie Fury, McKean, Agit Kabayel, Derek Chisora, Dillian Whyte, Fabio Wardley or Lucas Browne.
“He will fight in a real battle, it will resist a quality heavyweight, and that is being closed at the moment. We are not fighting an easy war. I think you will be satisfied with the opponent. If we get the person we want,” Eddie Hearn said iFL TV about Anthony Joshua’s opponent in the next match on April 1 on DAZN.
“He will fight three times this year. April 1, July and December. That’s the plan. He needs this to be a competitive fight [in April], then move on to a big stadium bout and end the year with a big fight and hope one that will take him to the world heavyweight championship because that’s the goal. To become a three-time heavyweight champion.
“He will be coming to America soon. There is a lot of speculation about his new coach who has been picked. April 1st is the scheduled date for his return at the O2 Arena. There are a number of rivalries and speculation is running rampant right now, with Otto Wallin, Demsey McKean and I seeing countless people linked together.
“As we sit here, there is no competitor signing Anthony Joshua. So I can’t tell you who that will be, but we expect to close that transaction in the next 48 hours. First time in seven years back at O2 [for Joshua].
“This is a world-class coach. Everyone is very happy with the setup,” Hearn said of Joshua’s new US coach. This is his first time camping in the US with an American team.
“When you see people who despise him, and you see people who don’t appreciate him anymore, and when you see people who think he has no way out, that’s what inspires Anthony to rise again. return.
“I still believe he is one of the best heavyweights in the world and possibly the best heavyweight in the world, but he has to prove it and he has to come back with it,” Hearn said. a good performance.
