Anthony Joshua to meet Eddie Hearn ON THURSDAY after contact made with Deontay Wilder camp
EDDIE HEARN is set for crunch talks with Anthony Joshua on Thursday after claiming to have made contact with Deontay Wilder’s camp.
Joshua is hoping to unify the heavyweight division following his triumph against Joseph Parker on Saturday.
The Brit added the WBO belt to his IBF and WBA (Super) titles but now he is gunning for Wilder’s WBC.
Hearn says he has spoke to the American’s promoter Stephen Espinoza about a potential match-up this year.
And Wilder is only available to fight between September and December so Joshua will meet Hearn to decide if he should accept a summer bout or wait until the unification clash.
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I spoke to Stephen Espinoza to talk about mapping it out, and he said [a Joshua-Wilder fight] works best for him in September or December
"I spoke to Stephen Espinoza to talk about mapping it out, and he said [a Joshua-Wilder fight] works best for him in September or December,” Hearn told ESPN.
"We'll be talking about whether Joshua fights again in July or August or we go straight into a Wilder fight in October or November.
"We're going to put an offer together this week and look to continue the conversation with Wilder's team.
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"I said we either fight in July or August and then we see what happens, but I want to do a deal now.
”Even if we both fight this summer, I am looking to reach an agreement on this fight prior to our next fight, where we have already signed to fight Wilder in December.
“Because of the fan demand, it's important that the fight is actually made now even if they fight one more fight."