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19-02-2020 | 19:15 • Boxing
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Eddie Hearn: "We must see Joshua vs. Wilder-Fury winner"
Eddie Hearn has insisted that the winner of the rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder cannot avoid a unification fight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury and Wilder will face each other again for the WBC heavyweight title following their controversial draw in Los Angeles in 2018.
Joshua, meanwhile, reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBO, and IBF straps with victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. in a rematch in Saudi Arabia back in December.
AJ is now set to face Kubrat Pulev.
“The winner has to fight Anthony Joshua, there's no doubt about it,” Hearn said. "Fury is talking a brilliant game for this fight and he's an excellent self-promoter. The fact is, we have made offers to Fury and Wilder of 60 per cent to 40 per cent way before they were as relevant as they are now and they both turned it down.”
Hearn stated that Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, as well as Arsenal’s Emirates, are potential settings for Joshua’s London homecoming.
“We have been actively trying to make this fight [with Wilder and/or Fury],” he added. “We've been around the houses, it's been talked about for ages.
“60-40 [is what we offered] to both and they wanted 50-50. Maybe we will have to make that offer next, but there's no point talking about a deal until that fight is over –– but when that fight is over we have got to get it made.”
Source: Boxing Scene
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