Hearn explained under what condition Wilder could become Joshua's next opponent

Eddie Hearn, the promoter of former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has said that his charge could fight Deontay Wilder if the latter gets past Zhang Zhilei.

"There are two things: the potential vacating of the IBF title and the temptation to fight Wilder. If Deontay Wilder gets past Zhang Zhilei, and I believe he will, then everyone will start talking about the Joshua-Wilder fight again. It's definitely a fight that His Majesty likes. AJ is open to this fight. Of course he wants to win the world title again, he would love to fight the winner of the Fury - Usik fight.

Nothing is decided at this point because of all these upcoming fights. We'll see how the card will lie on May 18 and June 1," said Hearn in an interview with YouTube channel Boxing Social.

Recall that the Wilder vs. Zhilei fight will take place on June 1 as part of the "5 on 5" tournament from the promotional companies Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry Promotions.