Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Wednesday (9) that Briton Anthony Joshua could defend his world heavyweight titles against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (England) in September.
Speaking to ‘ESPN’, Hearn indicated that he is in talks with Usyk’s team so that the fight for the belts of the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ) by Joshua, takes place at Tottenham Hotspur’s 62,000-seat Premier League stadium.
«This week that fight will be signed. We are seeing September in London. We are only finalizing the details. It’s a great fight, a dangerous fight, it’s not the one we necessarily wanted or expected. But it’s a high-level heavyweight fight, ”Hearn told DANZ.
After Joshua’s fight with Tyson Fury fell apart last month, the fight with Usyk is the most likely for the Briton as the Ukrainian is his mandatory challenger for the WBO belt.
Anthony Joshua, 31, is coming off of beating Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in what was the first defense of the titles he recovered in a rematch with Andy Ruiz in December 2019. The Briton has 24 wins and one loss with 22 knockouts. . Oleksandr Usyk, three years older, has two heavyweight fights since his final defense of all four cruiserweight world titles in November 2018. The Ukrainian holds an unbeaten record after 18 fights, 13 of them on the road. fast.
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