Joshua lost his heavyweight titles to Usyk last September and immediately activated the rematch clause to trigger a second fight with the Ukrainian.
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Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that he will still consider the multiple deals despite Fury declaring that he has tired of the endless negotiations and will defend his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in a UK homecoming fight on March 26.
Boxing’s WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion has joined up with Ukrainian team FC Polissya Zhytomyr for their winter break in Turkey.
AJ, 32, lost to Usyk, 34, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September, losing his WBA (Super), IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles in the process.
The British star is now set to face Usyk in a rematch after talks of a step-aside offer to allow Tyson Fury to face the Ukrainian collapsed.
After a complicated week for boxing’s blue-riband division, two huge fights are beginning to shift into focus with Fury seemingly set to defend his title against mandatory challenger Whyte.
Eddie Hearn said it might make sense for Anthony Joshua to agree to step aside and then fight the winner of Usyk-Fury.
As things stand, the Gypsy King has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Whyte next, while AJ has activated his contractual clause for a rematch with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Usyk.
Reports emerged that Joshua was going to accept a massive money offer to let Fury and Usyk fight this year.
Joshua is set to fight Usyk for a second time in April after losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
Eddie Hearn believes that Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for the second time in April or May this…
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and Fury are the two current world heavyweight champions, as the former holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts after beating Joshua in September, while the latter holds the WBC and The Ring belts.
The undefeated Ukrainian eased to a unanimous decision win against Joshua in September, taking the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles from “AJ” in north London.
Joshua is expected to face Usyk later this year for the unified WBA, WBO and IBF belts, after losing them to the Ukrainian in London last September.
The Ukrainian fighter is due to meet Joshua in the first half of 2022, though an official date is yet to be confirmed.
On Monday, the British heavyweight was seen working in the gym with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.
Anthony Joshua is now at number five following his defeat to the governing body’s new champion, Oleksandr Usyk.
Mayweather has taken on a number of exhibition fights since he called time on his professional career, of which he never tasted defeat across 50 contests.
Fury took to his Instagram after a gym session to update his fans on his next step after last fighting in October.
Just like the great Muhammad Ali before him, Joshua is hoping to win back the world heavyweight championship for a third time in 2022.