Eddie Hearn has confirmed Anthony Joshua’s next fight will be in UK.
Joshua beat Andy Ruiz Jr in their rematch last December in Saudi Arabia
Hearn admitted Saudi Arabia’s spending power would be the defining faction in determining the location of a bout between Tyson Fury and Joshua, but the next fight would be in UK.
“It’s close and if it was proving difficult to make, we would go into purse bids now at this stage, or they would order it,” Hearn told Sky Sports about Joshua’s next fight against Kubrat Pulev.
“We spoke to the camps and they basically said we need another two weeks and we’ll have it finalised. Almost certainly that will be AJ’s next fight and almost certainly in the UK.
“The main issue we have is Pulev wants to make as much money for that fight as he can. There isn’t as much money for that fight in the UK as there is elsewhere, but AJ has given me the instruction that I boxed in New York, I boxed in Saudi, I would like to do this one in the UK.
“Spurs, Emirates, Cardiff, Twickenham, everywhere is in play, but most likely end of May, early June. Joshua-Pulev in the UK.”
Source- Metro