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28-02-2020 | 22:31 • Boxing
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Deontay Wilder to be PAID to STEP ASIDE and let Fury fight Joshua?
Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Boxing) has suggested several options for Deontay Wilder to step aside for now and let Tyson Fury fight Anthony Joshua or the undisputed world champion title.
The Bronze Bomber got KO’d by Tyson Fury on February 22 at MGM Grand and lost his WBC belt.
According to the agreement, Wilder can activate the rematch option, which he did after the defeat. The trilogy could reportedly be completed in summer, which means the potential Fury - Joshua fight could be moved to November, December.
But Eddie Hearn is prioritizing the all-British fight for the summer. Despite having agreed to face Kubrat Pulev for IBF mandatory defense, Anthony Joshua is ready to cancel that fight and prepare for the Gypsy King.
“If I'm Deontay Wilder, I don't really want that (third Fury) fight until September, October” Hearn told Boxingscene.
“So, there's two things you can do. Number one is let Joshua and Fury fight in June or July, and then Wilder fights the winner in November, December. All right? Or, fight (Fury) quickly for us in July, or something like that, and let Joshua fight the winner.
“Or the other one is let Joshua and Fury fight in October, and then you fight the winner in January or February. But then you've gotta sit out for nearly a year. But anything is solvable with money. You know what I mean?”
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