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eddie hern It has been emphasized that there should be competition between anthony joshua and became a boxer from youtuber jake paul This would be a “real battle” rather than an exhibition.
Joshua, 36, is said to be ready to end his 14-month hiatus from the ring Returning for a big money fight with the polarizing PaulReports claim a deal is close to being finalized to take the pair to Miami in December.
The former world heavyweight champion has not fought since Fifth-round stoppage loss to British opponent Daniel Dubois last September.
The reception to the prospect of “AJ” clashing with Paul has been largely critical, with many claiming the challenge is far below Joshua’s standard, while concerns have also been raised over the risk of serious injury to the smaller Paul.
Paul, 28, Tyson lost to Fury’s brother Tommy before 2023 He defeated aging boxing great Mike Tyson59, last year in an eight-round contest and faces up to a civil lawsuit against WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis The proposed exhibition fight of 14 November was scrapped.,
But according to Hearn, a fight with Joshua under Queensbury rules would be a heavy fight.
“No, no exhibition,” explained Hearn. sky sports“We are not interested in exhibitions, This is a real fight,”
“There are some things that have to be resolved and discussed. It will be a real fight with Queensberry rules, 10-ounce gloves. The rounds will have to be agreed upon. The weight, I mean, we can come to a number that is more suitable for Jake, if that’s even a thing.
“It’s a heavyweight fight. There was a bit of a media hype last night. It’s a cruiserweight moving up to heavyweight.”
listen, whoever Expressed ambition to eventually sign a “Battle of Britain” with Tyson Fury for 2026Said that Joshua always intended to return to the ring before the end of the year.
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Although Paul’s opportunity is somewhat of a surprise, he says a fight is in the works, although nothing has been confirmed.
“We were going to have an eight-round fight on the undercard this year,” Hearn said.
“We didn’t expect it to be against Jake Paul, but it just so happens that if it is, it’s for 50 times more money than we were going to fight for.
“I think if there’s any possibility of that fight happening next week, you’ll probably hear about it. Despite the rumors it hasn’t happened. We’ve had contact from MVP (Most Valuable Promotions). I doubt it.
“I mean, if he’d be crazy enough to entertain, we’d be more than willing to oblige, in all honesty.
“I think it would be almost impossible to turn down the opportunity to be in that fight because of the level of money involved. But, like I said, nothing is confirmed yet, and we’ll see what happens.”