Anthony Joshua might fight on the same card as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk’s four-belt unification bout, according to Eddie Hearn.
Last Monday, the two heavyweights signed contracts to set up their bout for the undisputed championship, which will take place in Saudi Arabia.
After Fury’s October bout with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, the much awaited matchup will take place soon after. According to rumors, the date could be either December 23 or January 2024.
Boxing fans may be treated to another high-profile fight that night, as Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.’s rescheduled fight is also anticipated to take place on that date.
Benn was scheduled to see Eubank in 2022, but before that time, he failed two drug tests.
In July, UKAD cleared the 26-year-old of any wrongdoing regarding the two positive VADA tests.
But according to the Sun, Hearn said that the evening might potentially include a fight for Joshua while talks over the precise date that AJ will face American rival Deontay Wilder go on.
“It could go on December 23, maybe even as well.
“December 2 is a fantastic card that we’re announcing on Saturday night for Britain and 23rd is our date for Benn-Eubank.
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“And I truly believe that fight will get made for that date.’
Facing a clash between Benn-Eubank and Fury-Uysk, Hearn demurred as to what could happen if the latter also opted for the late-December night.
Look if we get the Eubank fight made, we will go December 23rd. Because we will have to announce that in the next two weeks.
“I don’t know whether they’re going to go December 23rd, maybe there’s some conversations with them before we announce our fight.
“But that’s our date and whilst the other fight is not announced there’s a good chance we’ll go straight up and announce.
“But we’ll have to see. Obviously, we don’t want to go on the same night, it doesn’t make sense for either fight. But we’ll see.”
On the subject of Joshua facing off with Wilder, which Hearn previously talked up as an opportunity for the British fighter to ‘knock out’ the Bronze Bomber, the promoter suggested the venue could either be ‘Vegas or Wembley’.
“I think both guys actually genuinely want the fight and when you get fights like Fury-Usyk made it does give everybody a little nudge to say, ‘Let’s make ours now,’’
