Hearn: Wilder-Joshua fight will be in January

Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn and Dillian Whyte. Getty Images
Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn and Dillian Whyte. Getty Images

Eddie Hearn confirmed in an interview with Boxing Social that the fight originally scheduled for December in Saudi Arabia between Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) may take place a little later.

“I think it will be January,” said the head of Matchroom Boxing. - I'm not sure that Fury will fight Usyk on the same evening. I don't think the Ngannou fight will be so hard on Fury that he won't be able to be ready for January again, although he will also need a training camp and it's not clear if he really wants this fight."

“The Joshua-Wilder fight has been postponed until the Dillian Whyte deal on August 12, and this is our big risk. But Anthony didn't want any easier fights, and now the fight with Wilder depends on winning on August 12," Hearn added.