Hearn, however, said his first priority is for British boxer, Anthony Joshua to regain the world heavyweight title
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said if British boxer, Anthony Joshua, defeats Daniel Dubois in September, he will face the winner of the boxing bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
He made this known recently during an interview with the UK Sun, where he noted that his first priority is for Joshua to regain the world heavyweight title.
Hearn said: “I expect the winner of the December fight to fight Anthony Joshua, if he wins in September.
“There’s no decision yet made on the opponent, there’s three or four in the mix. But yeah, that’s the absolute plan.
“The first priority is to regain the world heavyweight title and obviously undisputed has always been the dream.
“So I think we’re two fights away from becoming undisputed. But, we’ve got to win them.”
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Joshua’s last bout came in March, when he knocked out former UFC champions, Francis Ngannou, in the second round.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian boxer, Usyk defeated Joshua’s compatriot, Fury via split decision in a historic showdown last month.
The win saw him become the first boxer since Lennox Lewis in 1999 to unify the heavyweight division, taking the WBC title off Fury and adding it to his WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO titles.
