British promoter Eddie Hearn told DAZN that Dillian Whyte is currently the main candidate for a meeting with Anthony Joshua at the end of July. Hearn also noted that he was quite pleased with the last performance against Jermain Franklin, in which his ward could not knock out the opponent, but won a convincing victory on points, although he admitted that he was "not up to par."
“He needs another fight with fighters a little higher than Franklin, more work with Derrick James and more confidence before being ready to fight Fury or Wilder in December in Saudi Arabia,” Hearn said. — We do not exclude anything. If there is a big opportunity, we will agree to a big fight in July, but right now I would like it to just pick up the pace. I think he is partially satisfied with his victory over Franklin, because he has not won for almost three years.
